Numbers 5:21 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

(then the priest hath caused the woman to swear with an oath of execration, and the priest hath said to the woman) -- Jehovah doth give thee for an execration, and for a curse, in the midst of thy people, in Jehovah`s giving thy thigh to fall, and thy belly to swell,

English ASV

then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy body to swell;

English Amplified

Then the priest shall make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman, The Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people when the Lord makes your thigh fall away and your body swell.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the Lord make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

at this point the priest will make the woman take the oath with the sworn curse, and he is to say to her — ‘May the LORD make you into an object of your people’s cursing and swearing when he makes your womb shrivel and your belly swell.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

then the priest shall adjure the woman with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman: Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to shrink, and thy belly to swell;

English EASY 2024

may the Lord bring the curse on you. The bitter water will cause your female parts to become smaller. Your stomach will become very big.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If that is true, you will have much trouble when you drink this special water. You will not be able to have any children. And if you are pregnant now, your baby will die. Then your people will leave you and say bad things about you.' "Then the priest must tell the woman to make a special promise to the Lord. She must agree that these bad things will happen to her if she lies.

then' (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) 'the LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your thigh fall away and your body swell.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

may the Lord make your name a curse among your people. May he cause your genital organs to shrink and your stomach to swell up.

English God's Word - GW 1995

may the Lord make you an example for your people to see what happens when the curse of this oath comes true: The Lord will make your uterus drop and your stomach swell.' "Then the priest will administer the oath and the curse by saying:

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

at this point the priest must make the woman take the oath with the sworn curse, and he is to say to her-- 'May the LORD make you into an object of your people's cursing and swearing when He makes your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

English KJV 1611

Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

English LSB

(then the priest shall have the woman swear with the oath of the curse, and the priest shall say to the woman), “Yahweh make you a curse and an oath among your people by Yahweh making your thigh fall away and your abdomen swell;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

then the priest will charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest will say to the woman, “The Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh rot and your belly swell.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

(then the priest shall have the woman swear with the oath of the curse, and the priest shall say to the woman), "the LORD make you a curse and an oath among your people by the LORD'S making your thigh waste away and your abdomen swell;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

so shall the priest adjure the woman with this oath of imprecation-- 'may the LORD make you an example of malediction and imprecation among your people by causing your thighs to waste away and your belly to swell!

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Then the priest will put the woman under the oath of the curse and will say to the her, “The LORD make you an attested curse among your people, if the LORD makes your thigh fall away and your abdomen swell;

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'At that point the priest must put the woman under the curse of the oath. He must say, "May the Lord cause your people to call a curse down on you. May he cause them to speak against you. May they do it when the Lord makes your body unable to have children.

English NIV

here the priest is to put the woman under this curse of the oath-"may the LORD cause your people to curse and denounce you when he causes your thigh to waste away and your abdomen to swell.

English NKJ 1982

then the priest shall put the woman under the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman— “the Lord make you a curse and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh rot and your belly swell;

English NLT

at this point the priest must put the woman under this oath--"then may the people see that the LORD's curse is upon you when he makes you infertile.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

-- let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse and say to the woman-- "the LORD make you an execration and an oath among your people, when the LORD makes your uterus drop, your womb discharge;

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

then’ (let the priest make the woman take the oath of the curse, and say to the woman) ‘the Lord make you an execration and an oath among your people, when the Lord makes your thigh fall away and your body swell;

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

then Jehovah shall make you a curse among your people, for he will make your thigh rot

English Tyndale 1537

(and let the priest conjure her with the conjuration of the curse and say unto her) the LORD make thee a curse and a conjuration among thy people: so that the LORD make thy thigh rot, and thy belly swell