Numbers 5:23

5:23 “‘Then the priest will write these curses on a scroll and then scrape them off into the bitter water. ¹ 

Numbers 33:51

33:51 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan,

Numbers 35:10

35:10 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you cross over the Jordan River ²  into the land of Canaan,

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¹ sn The words written on the scroll were written with a combination of ingredients mixed into an ink. The idea is probably that they would have been washed or flaked off into the water, so that she drank the words of the curse – it became a part of her being.

² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.