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Numbers 5:22

May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’ Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’

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ASV

and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.

KJV

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.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּ֠בָאוּU.va.'uand they will goH935 →
הַמַּ֨יִםha.Ma.yimthe watersH4325 →
הַמְאָרְרִ֤יםham.'a.re.Rimwhich bring a curseH779 →
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →
בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְbe.me.'A.yikhin inward parts yourH4578 →
לַצְבּ֥וֹתlatz.Botto make swellH6638 →
בֶּ֖טֶןBe.tena bellyH990 →
וְלַנְפִּ֣לve.lan.Piland to make fallH5307 →
יָרֵ֑ךְya.Rekha thighH3409 →
וְאָמְרָ֥הve.'a.me.Rahand she will sayH559 →
הָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
אָמֵ֥ן׀'a.MenamenH543 →
אָמֵֽן׃'a.MenamenH543 →

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Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’Psalms 109:18The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.Proverbs 1:31So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”Ezekiel 3:3“Son of man,” He said to me, “eat and fill your stomach with this scroll I am giving you.” So I ate, and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth.Psalms 72:19And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.Numbers 5:27When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.Psalms 7:4–5if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,John 6:53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.Job 31:21–22if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.Deuteronomy 27:15–26‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’Job 31:39–40if I have devoured its produce without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants,Psalms 89:52Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.John 3:11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.John 5:24–25Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.1 Corinthians 14:16Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’

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