Numbers 5
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Cleansing the Camps
(Leviticus 13:1–46)

1And ye LORDE spake vnto Moses, and sayde: 2Commaunde the children of Israel, yt they put out of the hoost all ye lepers, and all that haue yssues, and that are defyled vpon the deed, 3both men and wome shall they putt out of the hoost, that they defyle not their tentes, wherin I dwell amonge them. 4And ye children of Israel dyd so, and put them out of the hoost, as ye LORDE had sayde vnto Moses.

Restitution for Trespasses
(Luke 19:1–10)

5And the LORDE talked with Moses, and sayde: 6Speake vnto the children of Israel & saye vnto them: Whan a man or woman doth a synne to eny body, and offendeth therwith agaynst the LORDE, then hath that soule a trespace vpon it. 7And they shall knowlege their synne, that they haue done, and shall make amendes for their trespace, euen with the whole summe, and put ye fifth parte more therto, and geue it vnto him, agaynst whom they haue trespaced. 8But yf there be noman to make the amendes vnto for the offence yt he hath trespaced agaynst him, then shal the reconcylynge be made vnto the LORDE for the prest, besydes the ramme of the attonemet, wherwith he shalbe reconcyled. 9Likewyse all the Heueofferynges of all that the children of Israel halowe vnto the LORDE, and offre vnto the prest, shall be his. 10And who so haloweth eny thinge, it shalbe his. And who so geueth the prest eny thinge, it shal be his also.

The Adultery Test

11And the LORDE talked with Moses, and sayde: 12Speake to the children of Israel, and saye vnto them: Whan eny mans wife goth asyde, and trespaceth agaynst him, 13& eny ma lye with her fleshlye, and the thinge be yet hyd from his eyes, and is not come to light that she is defiled, and he can brynge no witnesse agaynst her (for she was not take therin) 14and the sprete of gelousye kyndleth him, so that he is gelous ouer his wife: whether she be vncleane or not vncleane, 15then shal he brynge her vnto the prest, and brynge an offerynge for her, euen the tenth parte of an Epha of barlye meele, and shal poure no oyle theron, ner put frankensence vpon it: for it is an offerynge of gelousy, and an offeringe of remembraunce, that remembreth synne.

16Then shall the prest brynge her, and sett her before the LORDE, 17and take of the holy water in an earthen vessell, and put of ye dust that is on the floore of the habitacion, in to the water. 18And he shal set the wife before ye LORDE, and vncouer hir heade, and the offeringe of remembraunce which is an offeringe of gelousy, shall he laye vpon hir handes. And the prest shal haue in his hande bytter cursinge water, and shal coniure the wife, & saye vnto her: 19Yf no man haue lye with the, and thou hast not gone asyde from thy husbande, to defyle thy self, then shall not these bytter cursinge waters hurte the. 20But yf thou hast gone asyde from thy husbande, so that thou art defyled, and some other man hath lyen with the besyde thy husbande, 21then shall the prest coniure the wife with this curse, and shal saye vnto her: The LORDE sett the to a curse and a coniuracion amonge thy people, so that the LORDE make thy thye rotte, and thy wombe to berst. 22So go this cursed water in to thy body, that yi wombe berst, and thy thye rotte. And the wife shal saye: Amen Amen.

23So the prest shall wryte this curse in a byll, and wash it out with the water, 24and shall geue the wife of the bytter cursinge waters to drynke. 25And wha the cursinge water is gone in her, so yt it is bytter vnto her then shal the prest take the gelousy offerynge out of the wyues hande, and waue it for a meatofferynge before the LORDE, and offre it vpon the altare: 26namely, he shall take an handfull of the meatofferynge for hir remebraunce, & burne it vpo the altare, & then geue the wife the water to drinke. 27And wha she hath dronken the water, yf she be defyled and haue trespaced agaynst hir husbande, then shal the cursinge water go in to her, and be so bytter, that hir wombe shal berst, and hir thye shall rotte, and the wife shal be a curse amonge hir people. 28But yf the same wife be not defyled, but is cleane, then shall it do her no harme, so that she maye be with childe.

29This is the lawe of gelousy, whan a wyfe goeth asyde from hir husbande, and is defyled: 30Or whan ye sprete of gelousy kyndleth a man, so that he is gelous ouer his wyfe, yt he brynge her before the LORDE, and that ye prest do all wt her acordinge vnto this lawe. 31And ye man shalbe giltlesse of the synne, but the wife shall beare hir mysdede.


Coverdale Bible of 1535

Section Headings Courtesy Berean Bible

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