Números 5:14

14 Si su esposo siente celos, y sospecha de ella y necesita saber si ella se ha contaminado o no,

Números 5:14 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 5:14

And the spirit of jealousy come upon him
A thought rises up in his mind, a strong suspicion works in him, which he cannot resist and throw off, but it remains with him, and makes him very uneasy, that his wife has defiled his bed, as it follows:

and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled;
that his wife is defiled by a man; and which is the real case, as it afterwards appears, though at present he is not certain, only has a suspicion of it:

or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his
wife, and she be not defiled;
it is mere jealousy and suspicion, without any foundation for it; and his wife proved a chaste and virtuous woman; yet be it which it would, he being jealous, the following law was to take place, and the following rules to be observed.

Números 5:14 In-Context

12 «Da al pueblo de Israel las siguientes instrucciones: supongamos que la esposa de un hombre se descarría y le es infiel a su marido,

13 y tiene relaciones sexuales con otro hombre sin que lo sepa su esposo ni nadie más. Ella se contaminó aunque no hubo testigos y no fue sorprendida en el acto.

14 Si su esposo siente celos, y sospecha de ella y necesita saber si ella se ha contaminado o no,

15 el esposo debe llevarla al sacerdote. También presentará por ella una ofrenda de dos kilos
de harina de cebada. No debe mezclarse con aceite de oliva ni incienso, porque se trata de una ofrenda de celos para demostrar si ella es o no culpable.

16 »Entonces el sacerdote la presentará delante del Señor
para que sea juzgada.