Numbers 30:6
4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
7 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive 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
Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
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