Numbers 5:27
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Numbers 5:27 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Numbers 5:27 is a verse from the book of Numbers in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespas..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Numbers 5:27 — KJV
“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.”
— Numbers 5:27 (KJV)
Numbers 5:27 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 5:27
“And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:27: drink, water, come
“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”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:27: then, curse, belly
“And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:27: water, causeth, curse
“Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD. gall: or, poison”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:27: hath, drink, water
“When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. invade...: or, cut them in pieces”
Shares key themes with Numbers 5:27: come, enter, into
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