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[-] EarWorm@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I opened a link. https://biblehub.com/numbers/5-21.htm How do you get abortion instructions from that? Do better.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

That's because it's actually 5:19. They perform some chant and give her a specific drink which kills the fetus.

Unless you actually believe in curses and rituals, in that case it's a magic judgement process that happens. Same result though.

[-] match@pawb.social 4 points 7 months ago

"magic judgment" is unnecessarily cynical. if the abortion happens successfully the baby was illegitimate, and if not the baby is totally legitimate. it's obviously designed to save face.

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

That's the magic part

[-] EarWorm@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Oh okay, thanks! Learned something new today

[-] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Numbers 5:16-28. 5:21 is the line that proves that the ceremony is an abortion, since the drink causes the abdomen to swell and a miscarriage to occur. It's an attempt to cut away the chaff of the surrounding text while still giving the passage that demonstrates the abortion within the text.

Someone else did give context that this likely an incorrect translation: https://lemmy.world/comment/8764494

And then additional comments debunk that idea

[-] EarWorm@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

To be fair, the Bible has been translated and censored so many times that no one knows what was originally in there.

[-] tbs9000@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

It’s the whole section, 11-29. 21 is the passage which describes the outcome. If you read the whole section it’s a pretty clear set of steps on how to abort a fetus.

Granted, it requires the Lord. If you don’t believe we cannot help you.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 7 months ago

You have to do a little more research than that for this to make sense. You're right, this is inaccurate. But, being curious, I checked the rest of the chapter. See my other post in this thread.

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