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:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 1:13–17
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Read in contextNumbers 1:4–16
And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
Read in contextNumbers 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.
Read in contextExodus 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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