Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the LORD will release her. New Living Translation But if her husband refuses to accept her vow or impulsive pledge on the day he hears of it, he nullifies her commitments, and the LORD will forgive her. English Standard Version But if, on the day that her husband comes to hear of it, he opposes her, then he makes void her vow that was on her, and the thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she bound herself. And the LORD will forgive her. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version But if her husband overrules her on the day that he hears it, he shall make void her vow which she took and what she uttered with her lips, by which she bound herself, and the LORD will release her. New American Standard Bible But if on the day her husband hears of it, he expresses disapproval to her, then he will annul her vow which she is under and the impulsive statement of her lips by which she has obligated herself; and the LORD will forgive her. NASB 1995 “But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and the LORD will forgive her. NASB 1977 “But if on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and the LORD will forgive her. Legacy Standard Bible But if, on the day her husband hears of it, he forbids her, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she has bound herself; and Yahweh will pardon her. Amplified Bible But if her husband disapproves of her [making her vow or pledge] on the day that he hears of it, then he shall annul her vow which she is under and the rash statement of her lips by which she bound herself; and the LORD will forgive her. Christian Standard Bible But if her husband prohibits her when he hears about it, he will cancel her vow that is binding or the rash commitment she herself made, and the LORD will release her. Holman Christian Standard Bible But if her husband prohibits her when he hears about it, he will cancel her vow that is binding or the rash commitment she herself made, and the LORD will forgive her.” American Standard Version But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and Jehovah will forgive her. Contemporary English Version But if her husband hears about the promise and objects, she no longer has to keep it, and the LORD will forgive her. English Revised Version But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it; then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and the LORD shall forgive her. GOD'S WORD® Translation But if her husband objects when he hears about it, he can cancel the vow or promise she made. The LORD will free her [from this vow or promise]. Good News Translation But if her husband forbids her to fulfill the vow when he hears about it, she is not required to keep it. The LORD will forgive her. International Standard Version But if, on the same day her husband hears and disallows her, then he has revoked her vows that she made for herself, along with any hasty vows that she spoke and to which she pledged herself to fulfill. The LORD will forgive her." Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible But if when her husband hears it he overrules her, then he will nullify the vow she has taken, and whatever she uttered impulsively which she has pledged for herself. And the LORD will release her from it. New Heart English Bible But if her husband forbids her in the day that he hears it, then he shall make void her vow which is on her, and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul: and the LORD will forgive her. Webster's Bible Translation But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make of no effect her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, with which she bound her soul: and the LORD shall forgive her. World English Bible But if her husband forbids her in the day that he hears it, then he makes void her vow which is on her and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul. Yahweh will forgive her. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd if in the day of her husband’s hearing he disallows her, then he has broken her vow which [is] on her, and the wrongful utterance of her lips which she has bound on her soul, and YHWH is propitious to her. Young's Literal Translation And if in the day of her husband's hearing he disalloweth her, then he hath broken her vow which is on her, and the wrongful utterance of her lips which she hath bound on her soul, and Jehovah is propitious to her. Smith's Literal Translation And if in the day her husband heard he shall refuse her, and he annulled her vows which were upon her, and the babbling of her lips which she bound upon her soul, and Jehovah will forgive her. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut if as soon as he heareth he gainsay it, and make her promises and the words wherewith she had bound her soul of no effect : the Lord will forgive her. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible But if on the day her husband learns of it he opposes her, he thereby annuls the vow she had made or the rash pledge to which she had bound herself, and the LORD will release her from it. New Revised Standard Version But if, at the time that her husband hears of it, he expresses disapproval to her, then he shall nullify the vow by which she was obligated, or the thoughtless utterance of her lips, by which she bound herself; and the LORD will forgive her. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut if her husband makes them void on the day that he hears of it, then shall her vows be void and that which she uttered with her lips, and the gifts which she has promised, by which she bound herself, shall be of none effect; and the LORD shall forgive her. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if in the day when her husband hears, he nullifies them, the vows and the devotion offerings of her lips that she bound on herself shall be void and LORD JEHOVAH shall forgive her. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the clear utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul; and the LORD will forgive her. Brenton Septuagint Translation But if her husband should straitly forbid her in the day in which he should hear her, none of her vows or obligations which she has contracted upon her soul shall stand, because her husband has disallowed her, and the Lord shall hold her guiltless. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laws Concerning Vows…7and 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. 8But 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. 9Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.… Cross References Matthew 5:33-37 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ... Deuteronomy 23:21-23 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth. Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. / Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? James 5:12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment. Leviticus 27:2-8 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons, / if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. / Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. ... Judges 11:30-40 Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” / So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand. ... Matthew 15:4-6 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ / he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” Psalm 15:4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, Mark 7:10-13 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), / he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother. ... Genesis 29:18-20 Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” / Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.” / So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her. 1 Corinthians 7:10-16 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. / To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ... Exodus 21:7-11 And if a man sells his daughter as a servant, she is not to go free as the menservants do. / If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who had designated her for himself, he must allow her to be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners, since he has broken faith with her. / And if he chooses her for his son, he must deal with her as with a daughter. ... 1 Samuel 25:18-35 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys / and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal. / As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them. ... 1 Timothy 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Treasury of Scripture 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, with which she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her. Genesis 3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 1 Corinthians 7:4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife. 1 Corinthians 14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. Jump to Previous Annul Bound Clear Disallow Disallowed Effect Heard Heareth Hearing Hears Herself Lips Make Makes Nullifies Oath Obligates Promise Rash Release Soul Statement Thought Thoughtless Undertaking Utterance Uttered Void Vow Vowed WherewithJump to Next Annul Bound Clear Disallow Disallowed Effect Heard Heareth Hearing Hears Herself Lips Make Makes Nullifies Oath Obligates Promise Rash Release Soul Statement Thought Thoughtless Undertaking Utterance Uttered Void Vow Vowed WherewithNumbers 30 1. Vows are not to be broken3. The exceptions of a maid's vows 6. Of a wife's 9. Of a widow's or her that is divorced But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it In ancient Israelite society, the family structure was patriarchal, with the husband serving as the head of the household. This phrase reflects the cultural context where a husband had authority over his wife's decisions, including vows. The husband's ability to prohibit a vow underscores the importance of family unity and the husband's role in spiritual leadership. This authority is also seen in Ephesians 5:23, where the husband is described as the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church. he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made and the LORD will absolve her Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who received and communicated God's laws, including those concerning vows. 2. Israelites The people to whom the laws were given, living under a covenant relationship with God. 3. Husband The male spouse who has the authority to confirm or nullify his wife's vows according to the law. 4. Wife The female spouse who may make vows or pledges, subject to her husband's authority. 5. The LORD God, who establishes the laws and provides the means for release from vows. Teaching Points Understanding Authority in MarriageThe passage highlights the biblical principle of headship within marriage, where the husband has a role in guiding and protecting his family, including decisions about vows. The Importance of Vows Vows are serious commitments before God. This passage underscores the need for careful consideration before making promises, reflecting the weight of our words. God's Provision for Release The provision for nullifying vows shows God's understanding of human fallibility and His grace in providing a way out of rash commitments. Mutual Respect and Communication While the husband has authority, the passage implies the importance of communication and mutual respect in marriage, as decisions about vows should be made with understanding and care. The Role of Community and Accountability The broader community of faith plays a role in understanding and applying God's laws, encouraging accountability and support in keeping commitments. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But ifוְ֠אִם (wə·’im) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not her husband אִישָׁהּ֮ (’î·šāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person prohibits יָנִ֣יא (yā·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5106: To refuse, forbid, dissuade, neutralize her אוֹתָהּ֒ (’ō·w·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case when בְּי֨וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day he hears of it, שְׁמֹ֣עַ (šə·mō·a‘) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently he nullifies וְהֵפֵ֗ר (wə·hê·p̄êr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6565: To break up, to violate, frustrate the vow נִדְרָהּ֙ (niḏ·rāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that binds her עָלֶ֔יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against or the rash promise מִבְטָ֣א (miḇ·ṭā) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4008: A rash utterance she נַפְשָׁ֑הּ (nap̄·šāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion has made, אָסְרָ֖ה (’ā·sə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle and the LORD וַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will absolve יִֽסְלַֽח־ (yis·laḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5545: To forgive, pardon her. לָֽהּ׃ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew Links Numbers 30:8 NIVNumbers 30:8 NLT Numbers 30:8 ESV Numbers 30:8 NASB Numbers 30:8 KJV Numbers 30:8 BibleApps.com Numbers 30:8 Biblia Paralela Numbers 30:8 Chinese Bible Numbers 30:8 French Bible Numbers 30:8 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 30:8 But if her husband disallow her (Nu Num.) |
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