Numbers 5:11-31 provides a detailed account of a test for a woman suspected of adultery, even in the absence of evidence. The text outlines a process where the husband, feeling a spirit of jealousy, is instructed by God through Moses to bring his wife to the priest to determine her guilt or innocence. The priest administers a test that requires the woman to take an oath and drink a specific liquid. If her body starts to waste away, she is deemed guilty; if her body remains intact, she is considered innocent. Scholars from womanist and feminist perspectives have criticized this command from YHWH as oppressive toward the woman because the test is applied only to her, and the woman is compelled to take an oath and consume a potentially harmful substance. This paper re-examines the adultery account in Numbers 5 by comparing it to other customs and laws related to adultery and punishment from the ancient Near East. The intent is to determine whether this test should be viewed as oppressive or as a means of protection for women who may be falsely accused of adultery.