# the law of jealousy

"the law for dealing with jealousy"

# who strays away from her husband

The words "strays away" is an idiom that means "to be unfaithful." AT: "who is unfaithful to her husband" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# is defiled

This can be stated in active form. AT: "defiles herself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# a spirit of jealousy

This phrase refers to the man's attitude and emotions of jealousy. See how you translated this in [Numbers 5:14](./13.md). AT: "who is jealous" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# when he is jealous of his wife

This is an idiom that means that he suspects that his wife has been unfaithful to him by sleeping with another man. AT: "and suspects that his wife has been unfaithful to him" or "and suspects that his wife has slept with another man" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# before Yahweh

"in the presence of Yahweh"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/law]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/astray]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/spirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/priest]]