The Meaning of Numbers 5:15 Explained

Numbers 5:15

KJV: 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.

YLT: Then hath the man brought in his wife unto the priest, and he hath brought in her offering for her, a tenth of the ephah of barley meal, he doth not pour on it oil, nor doth he put on it frankincense, for it is a present of jealousy, a present of memorial, causing remembrance of iniquity.

Darby: then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, a tenth part of an ephah of barley-meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an oblation of jealousy, a memorial oblation, bri

ASV: then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and shall bring her oblation 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 a meal-offering of jealousy, a meal-offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Numbers 5:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Numbers 5

1  The unclean are removed out of camp
5  Restitution is to be made in trespass
11  The trial of jealously

What do the individual words in Numbers 5:15 mean?

then shall bring the man - his wife to the priest and He shall bring the offering required for her a tenth of an ephah of meal barley No he shall pour on it oil and no put on it frankincense because a grain offering of jealousy it [is] an offering for remembering for bringing to remembrance iniquity
וְהֵבִ֨יא הָאִ֣ישׁ אֶת־ אִשְׁתּוֹ֮ אֶל־ הַכֹּהֵן֒ וְהֵבִ֤יא קָרְבָּנָהּ֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ עֲשִׂירִ֥ת הָאֵיפָ֖ה קֶ֣מַח שְׂעֹרִ֑ים לֹֽא־ יִצֹ֨ק עָלָ֜יו שֶׁ֗מֶן וְלֹֽא־ יִתֵּ֤ן עָלָיו֙ לְבֹנָ֔ה כִּֽי־ מִנְחַ֤ת קְנָאֹת֙ ה֔וּא מִנְחַ֥ת זִכָּר֖וֹן מַזְכֶּ֥רֶת עָוֺֽן

וְהֵבִ֨יא  then  shall  bring 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הָאִ֣ישׁ  the  man 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
אִשְׁתּוֹ֮  his  wife 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
הַכֹּהֵן֒  the  priest 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּהֵן  
Sense: priest, principal officer or chief ruler.
וְהֵבִ֤יא  and  He  shall  bring 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
קָרְבָּנָהּ֙  the  offering  required 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person feminine singular
Root: קָרְבָּן 
Sense: offering, oblation.
עָלֶ֔יהָ  for  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
עֲשִׂירִ֥ת  a  tenth 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular construct
Root: עֲשִׂירִי  
Sense: ordinal number.
הָאֵיפָ֖ה  of  an  ephah 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֵיפָה  
Sense: ephah.
קֶ֣מַח  of  meal 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֶמַח  
Sense: flour, meal, meal flour.
שְׂעֹרִ֑ים  barley 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שְׂעֹרָה  
Sense: barley.
לֹֽא־  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִצֹ֨ק  he  shall  pour 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָצַק  
Sense: to pour, flow, cast, pour out.
עָלָ֜יו  on  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שֶׁ֗מֶן  oil 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁמֶן  
Sense: fat, oil.
וְלֹֽא־  and  no 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִתֵּ֤ן  put 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
עָלָיו֙  on  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
לְבֹנָ֔ה  frankincense 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: לְבֹונָה 
Sense: frankincense.
כִּֽי־  because 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: כִּי 
Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
מִנְחַ֤ת  a  grain  offering 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
קְנָאֹת֙  of  jealousy 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: קִנְאָה  
Sense: ardour, zeal, jealousy.
ה֔וּא  it  [is] 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine singular
Root: הוּא 
Sense: he, she, it.
מִנְחַ֥ת  an  offering  for 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: מִנְחָה  
Sense: gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering.
זִכָּר֖וֹן  remembering 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זִכָּרֹון  
Sense: memorial, reminder, remembrance.
מַזְכֶּ֥רֶת  for  bringing  to  remembrance 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, feminine singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
עָוֺֽן  iniquity 
Parse: Noun, common singular
Root: עָוֹן  
Sense: perversity, depravity, iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity.