Numbers 5 · Verse 15

Numbers 5:15

Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
Numbers 5:15, King James Version

Numbers 5:15 in other translations

BSBthen he is to bring his wife to the priest. He must also bring for her an offering of a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He is not to pour oil over it or put frankincense on it, because it is a grain offering for jealousy, an offering of memorial as a reminder of iniquity.
WEBthen the man shall bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring her offering for her: one tenth of an ephah of barley meal. He shall pour no oil on it, nor put frankincense on it, for it is a meal offering of jealousy, a meal offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to memory.
ASVthen shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
YLT‘Then hath the man brought in his wife unto the priest, and he hath brought in her offering for her, a tenth of the ephah of barley meal, he doth not pour on it oil, nor doth he put on it frankincense, for it is a present of jealousy, a present of memorial, causing remembrance of iniquity.
DARBY— then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, a tenth part of an ephah of barley-meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an oblation of jealousy, a memorial oblation, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
BBEThen let him take her to the priest, offering for her the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal, without oil or perfume; for it is a meal offering of a bitter spirit, a meal offering keeping wrongdoing in mind.
WebsterThen shall the man bring his wife to the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley-meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense upon it; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

What does Numbers 5:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 5:12-15

Nu 5:11-31. The Trial of Jealousy. 12-15. if any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him--This law was given both as a strong discouragement to conjugal infidelity on the part of a wife, and a sufficient protection of her from the consequences of a hasty and groundless suspicion on the part of the husband. His suspicions, however, were sufficient in the absence of witnesses (Le 20:10) to warrant the…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 5:11-31

This law would make the women of Israel watch against giving cause for suspicion. On the other hand, it would hinder the cruel treatment such suspicions might occasion. It would also hinder the guilty from escaping, and the innocent from coming under just suspicion. When no proof could be brought, the wife was called on to make this solemn appeal to a heart-searching God. No woman, if she were guilty, could say…

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Numbers 5:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהֵבִ֨יאve.he.Vi'and he will bringH935
הָאִ֣ישׁha.'Ishthe manH376
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אִשְׁתּוֹ֮'ish.Towife hisH802
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.Henthe priestH3548
וְהֵבִ֤יאve.he.Vi'and he will bringH935
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
קָרְבָּנָהּ֙ka.re.ba.Nahoffering herH7133
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haon herH5921
עֲשִׂירִ֥ת'a.si.Rit<the> tenth ofH6224
הָאֵיפָ֖הha.'ei.Fah<the> ephahH374
קֶ֣מַחKe.machflour ofH7058
שְׂעֹרִ֑יםse.'o.Rimbarley<s>H8184
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִצֹ֨קyi.Tzokhe will pour outH3332
עָלָ֜יו'a.Lavon itH5921
שֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menoilH8081
וְלֹֽא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִתֵּ֤ןyi.Tenhe will putH5414
עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon itH5921
לְבֹנָ֔הle.vo.NahfrankincenseH3828
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
מִנְחַ֤תmin.Chat[is] a grain offering ofH4503
קְנָאֹת֙ke.na.'Otjealousi<es>H7068
ה֔וּאHu'itH1931
מִנְחַ֥תmin.Chata grain offering ofH4503
זִכָּר֖וֹןzi.ka.RonremembranceH2146
מַזְכֶּ֥רֶתmaz.Ke.ret[which] brings to remembranceH2142
עָוֹֽן\׃'a.VoniniquityH5771

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Cross references for Numbers 5:15

  • Ezekiel 29:16

    And it shall be no more the confidence of the house of Israel, which bringeth their iniquity to remembrance, when they shall look after them: but they shall know that I am the Lord God.

  • Leviticus 5:11

    But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering.

  • 1 Kings 17:18

    And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?

  • Leviticus 2:1

    And when any will offer a meat offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

  • Hosea 3:2

    So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

  • Hebrews 10:3

    But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance again made of sins every year.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
her offering for her.This coarse offering, without oil or frankincense, implied the baseness of the crime of which the woman was suspected, and the mournful state of her family. It was not an atoning sacrifice, but an oblation for a memorial, as solemnly referring the decision to God, and calling upon him either to acquit or punish.
Le 5:11; Ho 3:2
bringing.
1Ki 17:18; Eze 29:16; Heb 10:3

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Context

  • Numbers 5:14

    And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled:

  • Numbers 5:15

    Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

  • Numbers 5:16

    And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord:

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Numbers 5:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces el marido traerá su mujer al sacerdote, y traerá su ofrenda con ella, la décima de un epha de harina de cebada; no echará sobre ella aceite, ni pondrá sobre ella incienso: porque es presente de celos, presente de recordación, que trae en memoria pecado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– alors l’homme amènera sa femme au sacrificateur, et il apportera pour elle son offrande, le dixième d’un épha de farine d’orge; il ne versera pas d’huile dessus et n’y mettra pas d’encens, car c’est une offrande de gâteau de jalousie, un gâteau de mémorial, qui met en mémoire l’iniquité.
German
Elberfelder 1871
so soll der Mann sein Weib zu dem Priester bringen und ihre Opfergabe ihrethalben bringen, ein Zehntel Epha Gerstenmehl; er soll kein Öl darauf gießen und keinen Weihrauch darauf legen; denn es ist ein Speisopfer der Eifersucht, ein Speisopfer des Gedächtnisses, welches Ungerechtigkeit ins Gedächtnis bringt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
adducet eam ad sacerdotem, et offeret oblationem pro illa, decimam partem sati farinæ hordeaceæ: non fundet super eam oleum, nec imponet thus: quia sacrificium zelotypiæ est, et oblatio investigans adulterium.