וְהֶעֱמִ֨יד הַכֹּהֵ֥ן אֶֽת־הָאִשָּׁה֮ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָה֒ וּפָרַע֙ אֶת־רֹ֣אשׁ הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה וְנָתַ֣ן עַל־כַּפֶּ֗יהָ אֵ֚ת מִנְחַ֣ת הַזִּכָּר֔וֹן מִנְחַ֥ת קְנָאֹ֖ת הִ֑וא וּבְיַ֤ד הַכֹּהֵן֙ יִהְי֔וּ מֵ֥י הַמָּרִ֖ים הַמְאָֽרֲרִֽים׃
Imam harus menempatkan perempuan itu di hadapan Yang Mahakekal, menguraikan rambut di kepala perempuan itu, lalu menaruh persembahan tepung peringatan di telapak tangannya, yaitu persembahan tepung kecemburuan. Imam sendiri harus memegang air pahit yang mendatangkan kutuk.
Jerusalem Talmud Sotah
“Water87Num. 5:17: מֵי הַמָּרִים הַמְאָרֲרִים.”, I could think it should look like water. The verse says, “dust”88A translation (Arabism) of the word עָפָר “dust”; cf. Arabic ارض.. Or “dust”, I could think it should look like ink. The verse says, “water”. How is that? The looks of water and the looks of dust89The dust should be a powder on the clear water.. The Sages estimated half a log of water from the wash basin. But did we not state90In the Mishnah.: “Rebbi Jehudah says, a quarter [log]”. Rebbi Jehudah follows his particular way, as we have stated: “Just as he shortens the writing so he decreases the amount of water.”