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Numbers 30:9

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.

But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

10 And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;

11 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul 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 she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

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  • Romans 7:2

    For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

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  • Leviticus 21:7

    They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

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