Numbers 5:15

15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah[a] of barley flour. 1He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, 2bringing iniquity to remembrance.

Numbers 5:15 In-Context

13 if a man lies with her sexually, and it is hidden from the eyes of her husband, and she is undetected though she has defiled herself, and there is no witness against her, since she was not taken in the act,
14 and if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife who has defiled herself, or if the spirit of jealousy comes over him and he is jealous of his wife, though she has not defiled herself,
15 then the man shall bring his wife to the priest and bring the offering required of her, a tenth of an ephah of barley flour. He shall pour no oil on it and put no frankincense on it, for it is a grain offering of jealousy, a grain offering of remembrance, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
16 "And the priest shall bring her near and set her before the LORD.
17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthenware vessel and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water.

Cross References 2

  • 1. [Leviticus 2:1, 15; Leviticus 5:11]
  • 2. 1 Kings 17:18; Ezekiel 29:16

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. An ephah was about 3/5 bushel or 22 liters
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