Numbers 30:6
4 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
5 But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
7 and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
8 But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
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
- If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
- KJV
- And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
- WEB
- “If she has a husband, while her vows are on her, or the rash utterance of her lips with which she has bound her soul,
- ASV
- And if she be [married] to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul,
- DARBY
- And if she have a husband, when she hath her vow upon her or ought that hath passed her lips wherewith she hath bound her soul,
- BLB
- And if she is at all unto a husband, and her vows [are] on her, or a rash utterance [from] her lips by which she bound on her soul,
- ÅB
- Blir hun en manns hustru, og det hviler noe løfte på henne, eller det er kommet et tankeløst ord over hennes lepper, som hun har bundet seg med,
- OTB
- Hvis hun gifter seg etter å ha gitt et løfte eller et forhastet løfte,
- B1930
- Blir hun en manns hustru, og det hviler noget løfte på henne, eller det er kommet et tankeløst ord over hennes leber, som hun har bundet sig med,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 56:12
Your vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank offerings to You.
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