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Numbers 5:13

King James Version (KJV)

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And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and [there be] no witness against her, neither she be taken [with the manner];

Numbers 5:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Numbers 5:13

Theological / Devotional

No witness. Two witnesses were necessary to secure a conviction (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; Deut. 19:15). The penalty for proved guilt was death (Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22–27). There is every suspicion on the part of the husband at least, but no actual proof.

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