KJV ORIGINAL
Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Then the husband will be free from any wrongdoing, and this woman will bear the consequences of her sin.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is saying that if a wife is guilty of adultery, the husband bears no responsibility for her actions, and she alone will face the consequences.
📚 Historical Context
This verse concludes the ritual of the bitter water ordeal described in Numbers 5, an ancient Israelite legal procedure used when a husband suspected his wife of adultery but had no proof. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, adultery was considered a serious crime that could bring divine judgment on entire communities, so this ritual provided a way to determine guilt or innocence through divine intervention.
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