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and the spirit of jealousy come on him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of jealousy comes on him, and he is jealous of his wife, and she isn`t defiled:
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The Spirit of Jealousy
Commentators clarify that this law was initiated by the husband's strong, persistent suspicion, which the text calls a "spirit of jealousy." The subsequent trial was required whether the wife was actually guilty or completely innocent. The process was designed to address the corrosive suspicion itself.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The trial of jealousy. Since the crime of adultery is especially defiling and destructive of the very foundations of social order, the whole subjec…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the spirit of jealousy come upon him A thought rises up in his mind, a strong suspicion works in him, which he c…
This law would make the women of Israel vigilant against giving cause for suspicion. On the other hand, it would prevent the cruel treatment such s…
