Numbers 5:23

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

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Other Translations for Numbers 5:23

BSB
And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
AKJV
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:
CPDV
And the priest shall write these curses in a little book, and then he shall erase them with the very bitter waters, into which he had gathered the curses,
ERV
And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness:
NHEB
"The priest shall write these curses on a scroll, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.
SMT
And the priest wrote these curses in a book, and he wiped off into the water of contradiction.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Numbers 5:23

AndthepriestH3548Noun MasculineshallwriteH3789VerbthesecursesH423Noun FeminineinabookH5612andheshallblotH4229VerbthemoutwiththebitterH4751waterH4325Noun Masculine

Commentary for Numbers 5:23

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry
Overview of Numbers 5:23
Summary
Priest writes curses then dissolves them in water
Place
Tabernacle
Event
Curses written and dissolved
Estimated Time Period
c. 1400 BC
Category
Ritual