Numbers 5:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 5:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 5:23 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 5:23 — KJV
“And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:”
— Numbers 5:23 (KJV)
Numbers 5:23 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 5:23
“And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:23: priest, write, book
“The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:23: curses, book, blot
“And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in her hands, which is the jealousy offering: and the priest shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:23: priest, bitter, water
“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 5:23: priest, bitter, water
“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. priest: or, prince”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:23: priest, water
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