Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"Then the priest is to write all of these words in a document and wipe it off with the contaminated water.
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.
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted them out with the bitter waters,
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 this water that brings a curse enters your abdomen, making it swell and your thigh waste away.' "Then the woman is to say "Amen.' 23 "Then the priest is to write all of these words in a document and wipe it off with the contaminated water. 24 The woman is to drink the bitter water that brings a curse and the water that brings a curse is to be considered contaminated.
Cross References
Exodus 17:14
Then the LORD told Moses, "Write this in a book as a memorial and recite it to Joshua: "I'll certainly wipe out the memory of the Amalekites from under heaven.'"
Deuteronomy 31:19
"Now write this song and teach it to the Israelis. Put this song in their very mouths, so that it will be a witness for me against the Israelis,
2 Chronicles 34:24
"This is what the LORD God of Israel says: "Tell the man who sent you to me, "This is what the LORD says: "Pay attention! I'm bringing evil to visit this place and its inhabitants every single curse written in the book that they've been reading to the King of Judah.
Job 31:35
"Who will grant me a hearing? Here's my signature let the Almighty answer! Since my adversary indicted me,
Psalm 51:1
Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.
Psalm 51:9
Hide your countenance from my sins and erase the record of my iniquities.
Isaiah 43:25
"I, I am the one who blots out your transgression for my own sake, and I'll remember your sins no more.
Isaiah 44:22
I've wiped away your transgressions like a cloud and your sins like mist. Return to me; because I've redeemed you.
Jeremiah 51:60-64
Jeremiah wrote on a single scroll all the disasters that would come on Babylon, all these things that were written about Babylon.
Acts 3:19
Therefore, repent and turn to him to have your sins blotted out,
1 Corinthians 16:21-22
I, Paul, am writing this greeting with my own hand.
Revelation 20:12
I saw the dead, both unimportant and important, standing in front of the throne, and books were open. Another book was opened the Book of Life. The dead were judged according to their actions, as recorded in the books.