Numbers 5:27

“And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people.”

"And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people." - Numbers 5:27
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What does Numbers 5:27 mean?

Numbers 5:27 (KJV) states, "And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell…

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The Bitter Waters of Examination: A Call to Integrity and Faithfulness

Numbers 5:27 presents a sobering picture: "And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly…

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A Prayer for Purity and Redemption

O Heavenly Father, We come before You today with hearts open and humble, acknowledging Your sovereignty over all creation. As we meditate on the words of Numbers 5:27, we reflect on the weight of sin and the seriousness of our actions. "And when he hath made her to drink the…

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Numbers 5:27 - "And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a curse among her people."
Numbers 27:5 - "And Moses brought their cause before the LORD."
"And Moses brought their cause before the LORD." - Numbers 27:5
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Numbers 27:15 - "¶ And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,"
Numbers 27:6 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Numbers 33:27 - "And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah."
Numbers 34:27 - "And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Ahihud the son of Shelomi."
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Numbers 10:27 - "And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan."
Numbers 5:5 - "¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,"
Genesis 27:5
Numbers 29:27 - "And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, after the manner:"
Numbers 6:27 - "And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them."
Numbers 1:27 - "Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred."
Numbers 27:16 - "Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,"
Numbers 11:5
Numbers 27:9 - "And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren."
Numbers 3:27 - "¶ And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, and the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites: these are the families of the Kohathites."
Numbers 7:27 - "One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:"
Numbers 20:27 - "And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation."
Numbers 21:27 - "Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:"
Numbers 11:27 - "And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp."
Numbers 27:10 - "And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren."
Numbers 27:19 - "And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight."
"¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying," - Numbers 27:6
"And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah." - Numbers 33:27