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The Adultery Test

Numbers 5:28

In 11 translations

BSB
But if the woman has not defiled herself and is clean, she will be unaffected and able to conceive children.
KJV
And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.
WEB
If the woman isn’t defiled, but is clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive offspring.or, seed
ASV
And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be free, and shall conceive seed.
LSV
And if the woman has not been defiled, and is clean, then she has been acquitted, and has been sown [with] seed.
YLT
'And if the woman hath not been defiled, and is clean, then she hath been acquitted, and hath been sown [with] seed.
DBY
But if the woman have not been defiled, and be clean, then she shall be clear, and shall conceive seed.
DRC
But if she be not defiled, she shall not be hurt, and shall bear children.
GNV
But if the woman bee not defiled, but bee cleane, she shalbe free and shall conceiue and beare.
JPS
And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she shall be cleared, and shall conceive seed.
LXXE
But if the woman have not been polluted, and be clean, then shall she be guiltless and shall conceive seed.Gr. give out seed.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְאִם־לֹ֤א נִטְמְאָה֙ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וּטְהֹרָ֖ה הִ֑וא וְנִקְּתָ֖ה וְנִזְרְעָ֥ה זָֽרַע׃
LXX-Br
Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ μιανθῇ ἡ γυνὴ, καὶ καθαρὰ ᾖ, καὶ ἀθῶα ἔσται καὶ ἐκσπερματιεῖ σπέρμα.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Numbers 5:19And he is to put the woman under oath and say to her, ‘If no other man has slept with you and you have not gone astray and become defiled while under your husband’s authority, may you be immune to this bitter water…
  • Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
  • Micah 7:7–10But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my…
  • 1 Peter 1:7so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that is far beyond comparison.

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