Cross Reference NUMBERS 5:17 AND THE PRIEST SHALL TAKE HOLY WATER IN AN EARTHEN VESSEL AND OF THE DUST THAT IS IN THE FLOOR OF THE TABERNACLE THE PRIEST SHALL TAKE AND PUT IT INTO THE WATER

{Numbers 5:17} And the priest 3548 shall take 3947 z8804 holy 6918 water 4325 in an earthen 2789 vessel; 3627 and of x4480 the dust 6083 that x834 is x1961 in the floor 7172 of the tabernacle 4908 the priest 3548 shall take, 3947 z8799 and put 5414 z8804 [it] into x413 the water: 4325

holy water:
That is, water from the laver; called holy, because separated from common to sacred uses. This is the most ancient account of the trial by ordeal, which obtained so generally among various nations; and it was calculated to fortify the minds of the Israelitish women in the hour of temptation, and to render them watchful against all occasions of exciting suspicion in the breasts of their husbands. "This¹ [is] the ordinanceª of the lawª which¹ the LORDª hath commanded,ª ° saying,ª ° Speakª ° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª that they bringª °¹ thee a redª heiferª without spot,ª wherein¹ [is] no¹ blemish,ª [and] upon¹ which¹ neverª cameª ° yoke:ª ... And a manª [that is] cleanª shall gather² ° up¹ ¹ the ashesª of the heifer,ª and lay [them] up² °¹ withoutª ¹ the campª in a cleanª place,ª and it shall be¹ keptª for the congregationª of the childrenª of Israelª for a waterª of separation:ª it¹ [is] a purification for sin.ª" {Num 19:2-9} + "Thou shalt also makeª ° a laverª [of] brass,ª and his footª [also of] brass,ª to washª ° [withal]: and thou shalt putª ° it between¹ the tabernacleª of the congregationª and the altar,ª and thou shalt putª ° waterª therein.¹" {Exd 30:18}

of the dust:
"And when they lifted upª °¹ their eyesª afar off,ª ¹ and knewª ° him not,¹ they lifted upª ° their voice,ª and wept;ª ° and they rentª ° every oneª his mantle,ª and sprinkledª ° dustª upon¹ their headsª toward heaven.ª" {Job 2:12} + "O LORD,ª the hopeª of Israel,ª all¹ that forsakeª ° thee shall be ashamed,ª ° [and] they that depart² from¹ me² ° shall be writtenª ° in the earth,ª because¹ they have forsakenª °¹ the LORD,ª the fountainª of livingª waters.ª" {Jer 17:13} + "He puttethª ° his mouthª in the dust;ª if so be¹ there may beª hope.ª" {Lam 3:29} + "ª Thisª they said,ª ° temptingª ° him,ª thatª they might haveª ° to accuseª ° him.ª Butª Jesusª stoopedª ° down,ª and with [his] fingerª wroteª ° onª the¹ ground,ª [as though he heardª ° them not].ª" {Jhn 8:6} + "Andª againª he stoopedª ° down,ª and wroteª ° onª the¹ ground.ª" {Jhn 8:8}