Numbers 5:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 5:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 5:16 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 5:16 — KJV
“And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the LORD:”
— Numbers 5:16 (KJV)
Numbers 5:16 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 5:16
“And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:16: priest, bring, before
“And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:16: priest, bring, before
“And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:16: priest, set, before
“And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying, The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:16: priest, near, before
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:16: priest, bring, set
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