The Meaning of Numbers 5:22 Explained

Numbers 5:22

KJV: And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, to make thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot: And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

YLT: and these waters which cause the curse have gone into thy bowels, to cause the belly to swell, and the thigh to fall; and the woman hath said, Amen, Amen.

Darby: and this water that bringeth the curse shall enter into thy bowels, to make the belly to swell, and the thigh to shrink. And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

ASV: and this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy bowels, and make thy body to swell, and thy thigh to fall away. And the woman shall say, Amen, Amen.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And this water  that causeth the curse  shall go  into thy bowels,  to make [thy] belly  to swell,  and [thy] thigh  to rot:  And the woman  shall say,  Amen,  amen. 

What does Numbers 5:22 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 5:22 mean?

And may go water the that causes curses these into your stomach and make swell [your] belly and rot [your] thigh and shall say the woman Amen Amen
וּ֠בָאוּ הַמַּ֨יִם הַמְאָרְרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְ לַצְבּ֥וֹת בֶּ֖טֶן וְלַנְפִּ֣ל יָרֵ֑ךְ וְאָמְרָ֥ה הָאִשָּׁ֖ה אָמֵ֥ן ׀ אָמֵֽן

וּ֠בָאוּ  And  may  go 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
הַמַּ֨יִם  water 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
הַמְאָרְרִ֤ים  the  that  causes  curses 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: אָרַר  
Sense: to curse.
הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙  these 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, common plural
Root: אֵהֶל 
Sense: these.
בְּֽמֵעַ֔יִךְ  into  your  stomach 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person feminine singular
Root: מֵעֶה  
Sense: internal organs, inward parts, bowels, intestines, belly.
לַצְבּ֥וֹת  and  make  swell 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: צָבָה  
Sense: to swell, swell up.
בֶּ֖טֶן  [your]  belly 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בֶּטֶן  
Sense: belly, womb, body.
וְלַנְפִּ֣ל  and  rot 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: נָפַל  
Sense: to fall, lie, be cast down, fail.
יָרֵ֑ךְ  [your]  thigh 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: יָרֵךְ  
Sense: thigh, side, loin, base.
וְאָמְרָ֥ה  and  shall  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הָאִשָּׁ֖ה  the  woman 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
אָמֵ֥ן ׀  Amen 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אָמֵן  
Sense: verily, truly, amen, so be it.
אָמֵֽן  Amen 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אָמֵן  
Sense: verily, truly, amen, so be it.