Numbers 5:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 5:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 5:21 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make t..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 5:21 — KJV
“Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell; rot: Heb. fall”
— Numbers 5:21 (KJV)
Numbers 5:21 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 5:21
“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:21: then, woman, curse
“And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness with another instead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the curse: with another...: or, being in the power of thy husband: Heb. under thy husband”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:21: priest, charge, woman
“Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint. faint: or, weary”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:21: then, charge, oath
“Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God? rule over: or, use a byword against”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:21: then, priest, say
“Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach among the heathen:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:21: then, say, lord
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