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Numbers 30:13

11 and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.

12 But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.

Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.

14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.

15 But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”

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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.

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BSB
Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
KJV
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
WEB
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
ASV
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
DARBY
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband can establish it, or her husband can annul it.
BLB
Every vow, and every sworn binding obligation to afflict her soul, her husband may confirm it or her husband may make it void.
ÅB
Ethvert løfte og enhver forpliktelse til avhold og faste som hun med ed har pålagt seg, kan hennes mann enten stadfeste eller gjøre ugyldig.
OTB
Hennes mann kan bekrefte eller annullere ethvert løfte eller ed hun gir.
B1930
Ethvert løfte og enhver forpliktelse til avhold og faste som hun med ed har pålagt sig, kan hennes mann enten stadfeste eller gjøre ugyldig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 11:3

    But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

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  • Psalms 35:13

    Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, but my prayers returned unanswered.

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  • Isaiah 58:5

    Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?

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  • Leviticus 23:32

    It will be a Sabbath of complete rest for you, and you shall humble yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to keep your Sabbath.”

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  • Leviticus 16:29

    This is to be a permanent statute for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month, you shall humble yourselves and not do any work—whether the native or the foreigner who resides among you—

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  • 1 Peter 3:1–6

    Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives

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  • Leviticus 23:27

    “The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You shall hold a sacred assembly and humble yourselves, and present an offering made by fire to the LORD.

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  • Numbers 29:7

    On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to hold a sacred assembly, and you shall humble yourselves; you must not do any work.

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