Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD, and offer it upon the altar:
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Gill's Exposition
Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of the woman's hand,.... Which she was obliged to hold in her hand while the above rites and ceremonies were performed; which was very heavy, being…
The trial of jealousy. Since the crime of adultery is especially defiling and destructive of the very foundations of social order, the whole subject is dealt with at a length proportionate to its…
We have here the law concerning the solemn trial of a wife whose husband was jealous of her. Observe,
I. What was the case supposed: That a man had some reason to suspect his wife to have committed…
Cambridge Bible
shall wave the meal-offering The word -wave" probably does not bear its technical meaning (explained in note on Num 6:20), but denotes simply to -offer." See Num 8:11; Num 8:13; Num 8:15; Num 8:21.
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