Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.
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Gill's Exposition
Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he be jealous over his wife,.... See Gill on Num 5:14,
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