Planned Parenthood Plans 40 Days of Prayer (L)

[jfrog]

Originally Posted by jfrog

It seems to me that this passage can only be truly interpreted when considering the below two questions...

1: What about the curse of the bitter water makes her unable to conceive seed? (vs 27,28)

2: What does the phrase "thigh to rot and belly to swell" mean? (vs 21)

I think the answer to these 2 questions is that the process in question made the woman sterile. This explains both the "thigh to fall and belly to swell" phrase and also answers the question of why it mentions she will be able to conceive if innocent (as if implying that she wouldn't if guilty).