Numbers 5:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 5:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 5:13 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 5:13 — KJV
“And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;”
— Numbers 5:13 (KJV)
Numbers 5:13 in Context — About the Book of Numbers
Numbers follows Israel through forty years of wilderness — a journey that should have taken eleven days. It is an honest record of grumbling, unbelief, and consequence, but also of God's patient provision: manna, water, guidance by cloud and fire, and the famous priestly blessing.
Cross-References for Numbers 5:13
“Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you. bribe: Heb. ransom to blind...: or, that I should hide mine eyes at him”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:13: hid, eyes, witness
“Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. air: or, heaven”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:13: hid, eyes, kept
“And she said unto her, Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:13: lie, husband, taken
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:13: kept, against, neither
“And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:13: hid, eyes, against
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