# Connecting Statement:

Moses continues to describe what the people are to do if the hypothetical situation he began describing in [Numbers 5:12](./11.md) ever happens.

# he must wash away the written curses

This means that he is to wash the ink off of the scroll.

# the written curses

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "the curses he has written" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])