Num 5:22 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 22. Thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot ] What is meant by these expressions cannot be easily ascertained. lanpel yarech signifies literally thy thigh to fall . As the thigh, feet , &c., were used among the Hebrews delicately to express the parts which nature conceals, (see ,) the expression here is probably to be understood in this sense; and the falling down of the thigh here must mean something similar to the prolapsus uteri , or falling down of the womb, which might be a natural effect of the preternatural distension of the abdomen. In , St. Paul seems to allude to the case of the guilty woman drinking the bitter cursed waters that caused her destruction: He who eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation (κριμα, condemnation or judgment ) to himself ; and there is probably a reference to the same thing in , and in . And the woman shall say, Amen, amen. ] This is the first place where this word occurs in the common form of a concluding wish in prayer. The root aman signifies to be steady, true , permanent . And in prayer it signifies let it be so-make it steady-let it be ratified . Some have supposed that it is composed of the initial letters of A donai M elech N eeman , My Lord the faithful King , but this derivation is both far-fetched and unnecessary.

‏ Numbers 5:22

Verse 22. Thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot] What is meant by these expressions cannot be easily ascertained.

lanpel yarech signifies literally thy thigh to fall. As the thigh, feet, &c., were used among the Hebrews delicately to express the parts which nature conceals, (see Ge 46:26,) the expression here is probably to be understood in this sense; and the falling down of the thigh here must mean something similar to the prolapsus uteri, or falling down of the womb, which might be a natural effect of the preternatural distension of the abdomen. In 1Co 11:29, St. Paul seems to allude to the case of the guilty woman drinking the bitter cursed waters that caused her destruction: He who eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation (κριμα, condemnation or judgment) to himself; and there is probably a reference to the same thing in Ps 109:18, and in Da 9:11.

And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.] This is the first place where this word occurs in the common form of a concluding wish in prayer. The root aman signifies to be steady, true, permanent. And in prayer it signifies let it be so-make it steady-let it be ratified. Some have supposed that it is composed of the initial letters of Adonai Melech Neeman, My Lord the faithful King, but this derivation is both far-fetched and unnecessary.