Numbers 5:23

Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data

"And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and he shall blot them out with the bitter water:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And the

כֹּהֵן

kôhên

H3548

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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shall

כָּתַב

kâthab

H3789

to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)

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these

אָלָה

ʼâlâh

H423

an imprecation

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in a

סֵפֶר

çêpher

H5612

properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book

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and he shall

מָחָה

mâchâh

H4229

properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to

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them out with the

מַר

mar

H4751

bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly

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מַיִם

mayim

H4325

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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Key Terms in This Verse

curses H423

אָלָה ʼâlâh

an imprecation

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blot H4229

מָחָה mâchâh

properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to

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bitter H4751

מַר mar

bitter (literally or figuratively); also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly

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write H3789

כָּתַב kâthab

to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)

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book H5612

סֵפֶר çêpher

properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book

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water H4325

מַיִם mayim

water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen

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priest H3548

כֹּהֵן kôhên

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 34:24 cross-reference

Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah:

Exodus 17:14 cross-reference

And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.

Psalm 51:9 cross-reference

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

Revelation 20:12 cross-reference

And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were writte...

Acts 3:19 cross-reference

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

Isaiah 43:25 cross-reference

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Psalm 51:1 cross-reference

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Deuteronomy 31:19 cross-reference

Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

Isaiah 44:22 cross-reference

I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee.

Job 31:35 cross-reference

Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book.

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