Numbers 30:1
Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
2 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
3 And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
- KJV
- And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
- WEB
- Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.
- ASV
- And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded.
- DARBY
- And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is what Jehovah hath commanded.
- BLB
- And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the sons of Israel, saying, “This [is] the thing that YHWH has commanded:
- ÅB
- Og Moses talte til høvdingene for Israels barns stammer og sa: Slik har Herren befalt:
- OTB
- Moses sa til høvdingene for Israels stammer: “Dette er hva Herren har befalt:
- B1930
- Og Moses talte til høvdingene for Israels barns stammer og sa: Således har Herren befalt:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Numbers 7:2
And the leaders of Israel, the heads of their families, presented an offering. These men were the tribal leaders who had supervised the registration.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:13–17
Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will appoint them as your leaders.”
Read in contextNumbers 1:4–16
And one man from each tribe, the head of each family, must be there with you.
Read in contextNumbers 34:17–28
“These are the names of the men who are to assign the land as an inheritance for you: Eleazar the priest and Joshua son of Nun.
Read in contextExodus 18:25
So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
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