Numbers 5:17 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 5:17

Then he is to take some holy water in a clay jar and put some of the dust from the tabernacle floor into the water.

BSB

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ASV

and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water.

KJV

And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water:

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the priest shall take holy water,.... Out of the laver, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan, and so Jarchi and Aben Ezra: in an earthen vessel; which held half a log, and that was but a quarter of a pint, or three egg shells; for no more was assigned, to a suspected woman, according to the Misnah (r).

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Holy water - Water out of the laver, called holy because consecrated to sacred uses. This is the most ancient case of the trial by ordeal. See at Num 5:31 (note). In an earthen vessel - Supposed by the Jews to be such as had never been previously used. Dust that is in the floor - Probably intended to point out the baseness of the crime of which she was accused.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְלָקַ֧ח	ve.la.Kach	and he will take	H3947 →
הַכֹּהֵ֛ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
מַ֥יִם	Ma.yim	water	H4325 →
קְדֹשִׁ֖ים	ke.do.Shim	holy	H6918 →
בִּכְלִי־	bikh.li-	in a vessel of	H3627 →
חָ֑רֶשׂ	Cha.res	earthenware	H2789 →
וּמִן־	u.min-	and some of	H4480 →
הֶֽעָפָ֗ר	he.'a.Far	the dust	H6083 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
יִהְיֶה֙	yih.Yeh	it will be	H1961 →
בְּקַרְקַ֣ע	be.kar.Ka'	on [the] floor of	H7172 →
הַמִּשְׁכָּ֔ן	ha.mish.Kan	the tabernacle	H4908 →
יִקַּ֥ח	yi.Kach	he will take	H3947 →
הַכֹּהֵ֖ן	ha.ko.Hen	the priest	H3548 →
וְנָתַ֥ן	ve.na.Tan	and he will put [it]	H5414 →
אֶל־	'el-	into	H413 →
הַמָּֽיִם׃	ha.Ma.yim	the water	H4325 →

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Through
John 8:6
They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
leads to
- Jeremiah 17:13
  O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of…
- Luke 10:25
  One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
- Ecclesiastes 3:7
  a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Through
Job 2:12
When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
leads to
- Lamentations 2:10
  The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to…
- Ezekiel 27:30
  They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
- Joshua 7:6
  Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.
Through
Exodus 30:18
“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it,
leads to
- Exodus 40:7
  And place the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it.
- Exodus 38:8
  Next he made the bronze basin and its stand from the mirrors of the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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