Numbers 5:26
in Numbers 5Then the priest is to take a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar; after that he is to have the woman drink the water.
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ASV
and the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall make the woman drink the water.
KJV
And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.
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This verse in Numbers 5
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The priest shall take from her hand the grain offering
on Numbers 5:25-26
The drinking is commanded at verse 24 and again at verse 26, after the waving and the burned handful. John Gill and Keil and Delitzsch read verse 24 as the outcome stated in advance, and verses 25 and 26 as the priest’s order.
This site's exposition
a handful of the grain offering as a memorial portion
Matthew Henry reports that the rest of the barley went to the priest to eat. He reads the burning midway through the rite as the point where the whole case is laid before God, from whom no secret is hid. The drinking follows the altar.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); a handful of it was burnt for a memorial, and the remainder of it eaten by the priest, unless the husband was a priest, and then it was scattered among the ashes.
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And the priest shall take an handful of the offering, even the memorial thereof,....
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְקָמַ֨ץ | vekamatz | and he will take a handful | H7061 → | |
| הַכֹּהֵ֤ן | hakohen | the priest | H3548 → | 750 times |
| מִן־ | min- | of | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַמִּנְחָה֙ | haminchah | the grain offering | H4503 → | 211 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּ | ʾazkaratah | memorial offering its | H234 → | |
| וְהִקְטִ֖יר | vehiktir | and he will make [it] smoke | H6999 → | 116 times |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה | hamizbechah | the altar towards | H4196 → | 401 times |
| וְאַחַ֛ר | veachar | and after | H310 → | 715 times |
| יַשְׁקֶ֥ה | yashkeh | he will make drink | H8248 → | 61 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָאִשָּׁ֖ה | haishah | the woman | H802 → | 781 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמָּֽיִם׃ | hamayim | the waters | H4325 → | 581 times |
וְקָמַ֨ץand he will take a handful
vekamatzH7061 →
הַכֹּהֵ֤ןthe priest
hakohenH3548 →750 times
מִן־of
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַמִּנְחָה֙the grain offering
haminchahH4503 →211 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַזְכָּ֣רָתָ֔הּmemorial offering its
ʾazkaratahH234 →
וְהִקְטִ֖ירand he will make [it] smoke
vehiktirH6999 →116 times
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהthe altar towards
hamizbechahH4196 →401 times
וְאַחַ֛רand after
veacharH310 →715 times
יַשְׁקֶ֥הhe will make drink
yashkehH8248 →61 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe woman
haishahH802 →781 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמָּֽיִם׃the waters
hamayimH4325 →581 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Leviticus 2:9The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
it leads to
- Leviticus 2:2
and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar,…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Philippians 4:18
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
- Leviticus 2:2
Through
Leviticus 6:15The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma…
it leads to
- Leviticus 2:9
The priest is to remove the memorial portion from the grain offering and burn it on the altar as an offering made by fire, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 2:9
Through
Leviticus 2:2and bring it to Aaron’s sons the priests. The priest shall take a handful of the flour and oil, together with all the frankincense, and burn this as a memorial portion on the altar,…
it leads to
- Leviticus 6:15
The priest is to remove a handful of fine flour and olive oil, together with all the frankincense from the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as a pleasing aroma…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 10:4
Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Leviticus 5:12
He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD;…
- Leviticus 24:7
And you are to place pure frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread, an offering made by fire to the LORD.
- Leviticus 6:15
Through
Leviticus 5:12He is to bring it to the priest, who shall take a handful from it as a memorial portion and burn it on the altar atop the offerings made by fire to the LORD;…
it leads to
- Leviticus 4:35
And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the offerings made by…
- Leviticus 4:35
Where this verse is studied
About Numbers
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.