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She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />if a man lies with her sexually, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, since she was not taken in the act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>there be</i> no witness against her, neither she be taken <i>with the manner</i>;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is concealed that she has defiled herself, and <i>there was</i> no witness against her, nor was she caught—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and a man has sexual relations with her and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she remains undiscovered, although she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and a man has intercourse with her and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she is undetected, although she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and a man has intercourse with her and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and she is undetected, although she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and a man lies sexually with her, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected; but she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, and she has not been caught in the act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and a man is intimate with her, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and it is kept secret, although she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her and she has not been caught in the act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and sleeps with another, but it is concealed from her husband, and she is undetected, even though she has defiled herself, since there is no witness against her, and she wasn’t caught in the act;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and sleeps with another, but it is concealed from her husband, and she is undetected, even though she has defiled herself, since there is no witness against her, and she wasn&#8217t caught in the act;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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, and she be not taken in the act;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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 in the act;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and may have had sexual intercourse with another man without her husband's knowledge. She may have kept it secret if there were no witnesses to accuse her and she wasn't caught in the act.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />a man has sexual relations with her and she conceals it from her husband, keeping it secret although she has defiled herself with there being no witnesses against her, but she was caught anyway. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and a man has sexual relations with her without her husband knowing it, and it is hidden that she has defiled herself, since there was no witness against her, nor was she caught--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and a man lies with her carnally, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and is kept close, and she is defiled, and there is no witness against her, and she isn't taken in the act;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And a man shall lie with her carnally, and it shall 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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and a man has lain with her [with] the seed [from] intercourse, and it has been hid from the eyes of her husband, and concealed, and she has been defiled, and there is no witness against her, and she has not been caught,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a man hath lain with her with the seed of copulation, and it hath been hid from the eyes of her husband, and concealed, and she hath been defiled, and there is no witness against her, and she hath not been caught,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a man lay with her with emission of seed, and it was hid from the eyes of her husband, and it was covered, and she was defiled, and no witness against her, and she was not taken hold of.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall have slept with another man, and her husband cannot discover it, but the adultery is secret, and cannot be proved by witnesses, because she was not found in the adultery: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />will have slept with another man, and if her husband cannot discover it, but the adultery is secret, and if it cannot be proved by witnesses, because she was not caught in the shameful act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />by virtue of a man having intercourse with her in secret from her husband and she is able to conceal the fact that she has defiled herself for lack of a witness who might have caught her in the act;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />if a man has had intercourse with her but it is hidden from her husband, so that she is undetected though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her since she was not caught in the act;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And a man lies with her carnally and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband and the act is kept secret and she is defiled and there is no witness against her, neither is she caught in the act,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a man will have sexual intercourse with her, copulating with seed, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and it is secret, and she is defiled, and there is no witness against her and she is not caught.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and <i>supposing</i> any one shall lie with her carnally, and the thing shall be hid from the eyes of her husband, and she should conceal it and be herself defiled, and there be no witness with her, and she should not be taken;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/5-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=1543" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/5.htm">The Adultery Test</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that if any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: wə·šā·ḵaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">by sleeping with</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">another man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·ṯāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7902.htm" title="7902: šiḵ·ḇaṯ- (N-fsc) -- (act of) lying, a layer. From shakab; a lying down."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ze·ra‘ (N-ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm" title="5956: wə·ne‘·lam (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To conceal. A primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. Conceal.">and it is concealed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: mê·‘ê·nê (Prep-m:: N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’î·šāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">her husband</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hî (Conj-w:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">and her</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: niṭ·mā·’āh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">impurity</a> <a href="/hebrew/5641.htm" title="5641: wə·nis·tə·rāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- To hide, conceal. A primitive root; to hide, literally or figuratively.">is undetected</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">(since there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: wə·‘êḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">witness against her</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hi·w (Conj-w:: Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">and she</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">was not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8610.htm" title="8610: niṯ·pā·śāh (V-Nifal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to manipulate, i.e. Seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably.">caught in the act),</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>and if a feeling of jealousy comes over her husband and he suspects his wife who has defiled herself—or if a feeling of jealousy comes over him and he suspects her even though she has not defiled herself—…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></span><br />If a man commits adultery with another man’s wife—with the wife of his neighbor—both the adulterer and the adulteress must surely be put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-22.htm">Deuteronomy 22:22</a></span><br />If a man is found lying with another man’s wife, both the man who slept with her and the woman must die. You must purge the evil from Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-4.htm">John 8:4-5</a></span><br />and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. / In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-32.htm">Proverbs 6:32-33</a></span><br />He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. / Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-27.htm">Matthew 5:27-28</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ / But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a></span><br />You shall not commit adultery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/11-2.htm">2 Samuel 11:2-5</a></span><br />One evening David got up from his bed and strolled around on the roof of the palace. And from the roof he saw a woman bathing—a very beautiful woman. / So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” / Then David sent messengers to get her, and when she came to him, he slept with her. (Now she had just purified herself from her uncleanness.) Then she returned home. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-14.htm">Hosea 4:14</a></span><br />I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-23.htm">Jeremiah 29:23</a></span><br />For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Ezekiel 16:38</a></span><br />And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a></span><br />For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Malachi 3:5</a></span><br />“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-20.htm">Leviticus 18:20</a></b></br> Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a></b></br> And the man that committeth adultery with <i>another</i> man's wife, <i>even he</i> that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/7-18.htm">Proverbs 7:18,19</a></b></br> Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/5-12.htm">Act</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-37.htm">Although</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-20.htm">Carnally</a> <a href="/exodus/22-8.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/numbers/5-8.htm">Close</a> <a href="/genesis/37-26.htm">Concealed</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-15.htm">Copulation</a> <a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-9.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-4.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-13.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-23.htm">Intercourse</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/numbers/3-32.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/26-10.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-43.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-54.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/exodus/22-18.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/genesis/42-9.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-30.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-47.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/numbers/4-5.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Act</a> <a href="/numbers/14-44.htm">Although</a> <a href="/romans/8-6.htm">Carnally</a> <a href="/numbers/11-22.htm">Caught</a> <a href="/numbers/22-25.htm">Close</a> <a href="/joshua/2-4.htm">Concealed</a> <a href="/numbers/5-20.htm">Copulation</a> <a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/numbers/10-31.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/numbers/15-24.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Hidden</a> <a href="/numbers/5-14.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/numbers/5-20.htm">Intercourse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Keeps</a> <a href="/numbers/9-5.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/numbers/5-19.htm">Lain</a> <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/numbers/8-26.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/numbers/23-23.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/numbers/21-32.htm">Secretly</a> <a href="/numbers/5-28.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/numbers/5-20.htm">Sleeping</a> <a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/5-1.htm">The unclean are removed out of camp</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/5-5.htm">Restitution is to be made in trespass</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/5-11.htm">The trial of jealously</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the ancient Israelite context, adultery was considered a serious offense against the marriage covenant, which was a reflection of God's covenant with His people. The act of adultery not only broke the trust between husband and wife but also disrupted the social and religious order. The law given in <a href="/numbers/5.htm">Numbers 5</a> is part of a broader legal and moral framework designed to maintain purity and holiness among the Israelites.<p><b>and it is concealed from her husband</b><br>The concealment of the act suggests deceit and a breach of trust within the marriage. In biblical times, the family unit was central to societal stability, and any threat to its integrity was taken seriously. The concealment also implies a lack of repentance and acknowledgment of wrongdoing, which is significant in a culture that valued confession and restitution (<a href="/leviticus/5-5.htm">Leviticus 5:5</a>).<p><b>and her impurity is undetected</b><br>The term "impurity" here refers to the state of being ceremonially unclean, which had both physical and spiritual implications. In the Old Testament, impurity often required ritual purification to restore one's standing within the community and before God (Leviticus 15). The undetected impurity suggests a hidden sin, which is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing that God sees all, even what is hidden from human eyes (<a href="/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139:1-4</a>).<p><b>(since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act)</b><br>The absence of witnesses or evidence highlights the difficulty in proving such cases, which is why the law in <a href="/numbers/5.htm">Numbers 5</a> provides a specific ritual to determine guilt or innocence. This reflects the legal principle found in <a href="/deuteronomy/19-15.htm">Deuteronomy 19:15</a>, which requires two or three witnesses to establish a matter. The lack of witnesses underscores the importance of divine intervention in revealing truth, as seen in the ritual of the bitter water test that follows in the passage. This also points to the ultimate judgment of God, who knows the hearts and actions of all individuals (<a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_unfaithful_wife.htm">The Unfaithful Wife</a></b><br>The woman in question who is suspected of adultery, which is a serious offense in the Israelite community.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_husband.htm">The Husband</a></b><br>The man who suspects his wife of infidelity but lacks evidence or witnesses to confirm his suspicions.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_other_man.htm">The Other Man</a></b><br>The individual who is alleged to have had sexual relations with the wife, contributing to the potential sin of adultery.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelite_community.htm">The Israelite Community</a></b><br>The broader context in which these laws are given, emphasizing the importance of purity and faithfulness.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The place where the ritual of the test for adultery would be conducted, highlighting the sacredness of the process.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_adultery.htm">The Seriousness of Adultery</a></b><br>Adultery is not just a personal sin but a communal concern, affecting the fabric of the community and the sanctity of marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_evidence_and_justice.htm">The Importance of Evidence and Justice</a></b><br>The requirement for evidence or witnesses underscores the need for justice and fairness, preventing false accusations and ensuring due process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_tabernacle_and_rituals.htm">The Role of the Tabernacle and Rituals</a></b><br>The involvement of the Tabernacle in resolving such disputes highlights the need for divine guidance and intervention in matters of moral and spiritual significance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_personal_integrity.htm">The Call to Personal Integrity</a></b><br>Believers are called to maintain personal integrity and faithfulness in their relationships, reflecting God's covenantal faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_mercy_and_forgiveness.htm">The Need for Mercy and Forgiveness</a></b><br>While the law addresses sin, the New Testament calls believers to balance justice with mercy, following Christ's example of forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_nontheism_mean.htm">What is the ritual for suspected adultery in Numbers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_assent_different_from_saving_faith.htm">Does Numbers 5 depict God commanding abortion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_numbers_5_about_an_abortion_ritual.htm">Does Numbers 5 describe a ritual related to abortion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/names_and_meanings_of_israel's_tribes.htm">What are the names and meanings of Israel's twelve tribes?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - 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. <a href="/john/8-4.htm">John 8:4</a>). <span class="greek">Αὐτὴ μὴ ῇ συνειλημμένη</span>, Septuagint. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/5-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">by sleeping with</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁכַ֨ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·ḵaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><br /><span class="word">another man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֣ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it is concealed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶעְלַם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne‘·lam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5956.htm">Strong's 5956: </a> </span><span class="str2">To veil from sight, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her husband</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישָׁ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’î·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and her</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִ֣יא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">impurity</span><br /><span class="heb">נִטְמָ֑אָה</span> <span class="translit">(niṭ·mā·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is undetected</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִסְתְּרָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nis·tə·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5641.htm">Strong's 5641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, conceal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">(since there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">witness against her</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵד֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> </span><span class="str2">A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and she</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִ֖וא</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hi·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">caught in the act),</span><br /><span class="heb">נִתְפָּֽשָׂה׃</span> <span class="translit">(niṯ·pā·śāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8610.htm">Strong's 8610: </a> </span><span class="str2">To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/5-13.htm">Numbers 5:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/5-13.htm">OT Law: Numbers 5:13 And a man lies with her carnally (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/5-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 5:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 5:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/5-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 5:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 5:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>