and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and this is kept concealed, and she is defiled, there is no witness against her, and she isn’t taken in the act;
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and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and this is kept concealed, and she is defiled, there is no witness against her, and she isn’t taken in the act;
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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;
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and a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, she being defiled secretly, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken in the act;
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Numbers 5:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 18:20 “ ‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.
- Leviticus 20:10 “ ‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, even he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.
- Proverbs 7:18-19 Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving. For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey.
- Proverbs 30:20 “So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Num 5:13 And a man lie with her carnally,…
Num 5:13 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];
Ver. 13. And it be hid from the eyes] As Pro 30:20. Such a privy whore was Livia, the wife of Augustus Caesar, who, though otherwise very observant of her husband, yet lived in adultery with Eudemus her physician: qui specie artis frequens secretis, saith Taeitus; who, under a show of curing her, corrupted her. So do the Jesuits many dames at this day; being, as one saith of them, Connubi sanctifugae, clam meretricitegae. The friars are said to send men whose wives are barren, in pilgrimage to St. Joyce the patroness of fruitfulness, and meanwhile to lie with their wives.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain She utterly denying it, Pro 30:20, and none being…
She utterly denying it, Pro 30:20, and none being able and willing to discover it; for if it was witnessed, she was to die for it, Lev 20:10; Deu 22:22.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And a man lie with her carnally,.... That is,…
And a man lie with her carnally,.... That is, is suspected that he has so done, not that it is a clear case, for it follows:
and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close; so that it is not known by her husband, nor by any other; "she hath hid herself", so Ainsworth, being in a private place with another man, though warned to the contrary by her husband:
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and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her; of her being defiled, though there may be of her being in private with such a man:
neither she be taken with the manner; or in the act of uncleanness.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. and be kept close &c.] and she be…
13. and be kept close &c.] and she be undetected, though she has defiled herself.
since she was not taken in the act] On the evidence of two witnesses at least (Deu_17:6; Deu_19:15) the woman and the man would be put to death (Lev_20:10 (P ), Deu_22:22); cf. Joh_8:4 f.
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14b. The merest suspicion on the husband’s part might render her liable to the ordeal.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain If it be laid. Or, "if he be hid."…
If it be laid. Or, "if he be hid." This verse is explanatory of the former. Taken with the manner. The latter words are not in the Hebrew. It means no doubt "taken in the act". (cf. Joh_8:4) Auth mh h suneilhmmenh , Septuagint.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Then suppose that another man sleeps with her
Then suppose that another man sleeps with her
"and another man sleeps with her." This sentence can be written as part of the previous sentence. This explains how she sinned against her husband. This is something that could possibly happen. Yahweh is telling Moses what to do if it does happen. (See: Hypothetical Situations)
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she is defiled ... his wife is defiled ... his wife is not defiled
These phrases can be stated in active form. AT: "she has defiled herself ... his wife has defiled herself ... his wife has not defiled herself" (See: Active or Passive)
in the act
This refers to the act of adultery. The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. AT: "in the act of adultery" or "sleeping with him" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
a spirit of jealousy might still inform the husband
Here the word "spirit" refers to a person's attitude and emotions. His "jealously" is spoken of as if it were a person who spoke to him. AT: "the husband might feel jealous and become suspicious" (See: Metonymy and Personification)
a spirit of jealousy might falsely come on a man
Here the word "spirit" refers to a person's attitude and emotions. The idea of the spirit "coming on him" means that he began to have these jealous feelings. AT: "a man might feel jealous for no reason" (See: Metonymy and Idiom)
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defile
know
testimony
spirit
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