Numbers - 5:16



16 The priest shall bring her near, and set her before Yahweh;

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Explanation and meaning of Numbers 5:16.

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The priest therefore shall offer it, and set it before the Lord.
'And the priest hath brought her near, and hath caused her to stand before Jehovah,
Therefore, the priest shall offer it, and he shall set it in the sight of the Lord.
Et appropinquare faciet eam sacerdos, statuetque eam coram Jehova.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And the priest shall bring her near,.... Or "offer it", as the Vulgate Latin version, that is, the offering of jealousy:
and set her before the Lord; or "it", the offering; for which the Tigurine version is more express,"let the priest offer that sacrifice, and set that before the Lord,''for the setting of the woman before the Lord is spoken of in Numbers 5:18.

Before the Lord - That is, before the sanctuary where the ark was.

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