Numbers 30:1

And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.

2 If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth;

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

    That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who were the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:

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  • Deuteronomy 1:13–17

    Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

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  • Numbers 1:4–16

    And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.

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  • Numbers 34:17–28

    These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

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  • Exodus 18:25

    And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

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