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Numbers 30:9

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.

Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.

10 If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,

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.

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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
Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
KJV
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
WEB
“But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, everything with which she has bound her soul shall stand against her.
ASV
But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, [even] everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.
DARBY
But the vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, everything wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand against her.
BLB
And a vow of a widow or a divorced woman, any by which she has bound upon her soul shall stand against her.
ÅB
En enkes eller en fraskilt hustrus løfte skal stå ved makt for henne, hva hun enn har forpliktet seg til.
OTB
Ethvert løfte gitt av en enke eller fraskilt kvinne er bindende for henne.
B1930
En enkes eller en fraskilt hustrus løfte skal stå ved makt for henne, hvad hun enn har forpliktet sig til.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 2:37

    and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

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  • Romans 7:2

    For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage.

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  • Leviticus 21:7

    A priest must not marry a woman defiled by prostitution or divorced by her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

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