Numbers 5:11

The Jealousy Ritual

11 The Lord spoke to Moses:

Numbers 5:11 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 5:11

And the Lord spake unto Moses
At the same time, and delivered to him a new law:

saying;
as follows.

Numbers 5:11 In-Context

9 Every holy contribution the Israelites present to the priest will be his.

10 Each one's holy contribution is his [to give]; what each one gives to the priest will be his."

11 The Lord spoke to Moses:

12 "Speak to the Israelites and tell them: If any man's wife goes astray, is unfaithful to him,

13 and sleeps with another, but it is concealed from her husband, and she is undetected, even though she has defiled herself, since there is no witness against her, and she wasn't caught [in the act];