23And the priest hath written these execrations in a book, and hath blotted them out with the bitter waters,


In Context

20 and thou, if thou hast turned aside under thy husband, and if thou hast been defiled, and any man doth give his copulation to thee besides thy husband —

21 (then the priest hath caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest hath said to the woman) — Jehovah doth give thee for an execration, and for a curse, in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah's giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to swell,

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.

25 'And the priest hath taken out of the hand of the woman the present of jealousy, and hath waved the present before Jehovah, and hath brought it near unto the altar;

Numbers 5:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot [them] out with the bitter water:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

5:23" 'The priest is to write these curses on a scroll and then wash them off into the bitter water.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and shall wash them out with the most bitter waters, upon which he hath heaped the curses,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and shall blot them out with the bitter water,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:23|'The priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:23And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water: