Numbers 5:15
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.”
יָצַק
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
עָוֺן
iniquity
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עָוֺן
Iniquity, guilt, punishment. Avon. He forgives all your iniquity. God does not just forgive the act. He removes the guilt and the punishment.
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עַל
on/ her
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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זָכַר
which brings to remembrance
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זָכַר
which brings to remembrance
To remember, to be mindful. Zakar. What is man that You are mindful of him? God thinks about you. That is the miracle.
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מִנְחָה
a grain offering of
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מִנְחָה
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
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שֶׁמֶן
oil
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שֶׁמֶן
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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נָתַן
he will put
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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לְבוֹנָה
frankincense
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לְבוֹנָה
frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke)
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קׇרְבָּן
offering/ her
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קׇרְבָּן
something brought near the altar, i.e. a sacrificial present
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עֲשִׂירִי
the tenth of
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עֲשִׂירִי
tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
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זִכְרוֹן
remembrance
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זִכְרוֹן
a memento (or memorable thing, day or writing)
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שְׂעֹרָה
barleys
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שְׂעֹרָה
barley (as villose)
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קִנְאָה
jealousies
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קִנְאָה
jealousy or envy
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