Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted them out with the bitter waters,
New American Standard Bible
‘The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll, and he shall
King James Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
Holman Bible
“Then the priest is to write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
International Standard Version
"Then the priest is to write all of these words in a document and wipe it off with the contaminated water.
A Conservative Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.
American Standard Version
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:
Amplified
‘The priest shall then write these curses on a scroll and shall wash them off into the water of bitterness;
Bible in Basic English
And the priest will put these curses in a book, washing out the writing with the bitter water;
Darby Translation
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and shall blot them out with the bitter water,
Julia Smith Translation
And the priest wrote these curses in a book, and he wiped off into the water of contradiction.
King James 2000
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
Lexham Expanded Bible
" 'And the priests will write these curses on the scroll, and he will wipe [them] off into the waters of the bitterness.
Modern King James verseion
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"'And the priest shall write this curse in a bill and wash it out in the bitter water.
NET Bible
"'Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water.
New Heart English Bible
"The priest shall write these curses on a scroll, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.
The Emphasized Bible
Then shall the priest write these curses in a scroll, - and wipe them out into the deadly water;
Webster
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
World English Bible
"'The priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.
Themes
Bitter water » Ceremonial water » Used » By priests
Books » Erasures in, alluded to
Jealousy » Law concerning, when husband is jealous for his wife
Priest » Duties of » To act as magistrates
Woman » Unfaithfulness of, when married found out by the waters of jealousy
Interlinear
Machah
References
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Numbers 5:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Rules Concerning An Unfaithful Wife
22 and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen. 23 And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted them out with the bitter waters, 24 and hath caused the woman to drink the bitter waters which cause the curse, and the waters which cause the curse have entered into her for bitter things.
Cross References
Exodus 17:14
And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'Write this, a memorial in a Book, and set it in the ears of Joshua, that I do utterly wipe away the remembrance of Amalek from under the heavens;'
Deuteronomy 31:19
'And now, write for you this song, and teach it the sons of Israel; put it in their mouths, so that this song is to Me for a witness against the sons of Israel,
2 Chronicles 34:24
Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, all the execrations that are written on the book that they read before the king of Judah;
Job 31:35
Who giveth to me a hearing? lo, my mark. The Mighty One doth answer me, And a bill hath mine adversary written.
Psalm 51:1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David, in the coming in unto him of Nathan the prophet, when he hath gone in unto Bath-Sheba. Favour me, O God, according to Thy kindness, According to the abundance of Thy mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 51:9
Hide Thy face from my sin. And all mine iniquities blot out.
Isaiah 43:25
I -- I am He who is blotting out Thy transgressions for Mine own sake, And thy sins I do not remember.
Isaiah 44:22
I have blotted out, as by a thick cloud, Thy transgressions, And as by a cloud thy sins, Return unto Me, for I have redeemed thee.
Jeremiah 51:60-64
and Jeremiah writeth all the evil that cometh unto Babylon on one book -- all these words that are written concerning Babylon.
Acts 3:19
reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
1 Corinthians 16:21-22
The salutation of me Paul with my hand;
Revelation 20:12
and I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and scrolls were opened, and another scroll was opened, which is that of the life, and the dead were judged out of the things written in the scrolls -- according to their works;