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When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When he has made her drink the water, then it shall happen, if she is defiled, and has committed a trespass against her husband, that the water that causes the curse will enter into her and become bitter, and her body will swell, and her thigh will fall away: and the woman will be a curse among her people.
World English Bible (WEB)
And when he hath made her to drink{H8248}{(H8689)} the water{H4325}, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be defiled{H2930}{(H8738)}, and have done{H4603}{(H8799)} trespass{H4604} against her husband{H376}, that the water{H4325} that causeth the curse{H779}{(H8764)} shall enter{H935}{(H8804)} into her, and become bitter{H4751}, and her belly{H990} shall swell{H6638}{(H8804)}, and her thigh{H3409} shall rot{H5307}{(H8804)}: and the woman{H802} shall be a curse{H423} among{H7130} her people{H5971}.
Strong's King James
yea, he hath caused her to drink the water, and it hath come to pass, if she hath been defiled, and doth commit a trespass against her husband, that the waters which cause the curse have gone into her for bitter things, and her belly hath swelled, and her thigh hath fallen, and the woman hath become an execration in the midst of her people.
Young's Literal Translation
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