| English Standard Version | NET Bible |
| 1Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, “This is what the LORD has commanded. | 1Moses told the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites, "This is what the LORD has commanded: |
| 2If a man vows a vow to the LORD, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. | 2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath of binding obligation on himself, he must not break his word, but must do whatever he has promised. |
| 3“If a woman vows a vow to the LORD and binds herself by a pledge, while within her father’s house in her youth, | 3"If a young woman who is still living in her father's house makes a vow to the LORD or places herself under an obligation, |
| 4and her father hears of her vow and of her pledge by which she has bound herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. | 4and her father hears of her vow or the obligation to which she has pledged herself, and her father remains silent about her, then all her vows will stand, and every obligation to which she has pledged herself will stand. |
| 5But if her father opposes her on the day that he hears of it, no vow of hers, no pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. And the LORD will forgive her, because her father opposed her. | 5But if her father overrules her when he hears about it, then none of her vows or her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand. And the LORD will release her from it, because her father overruled her. |
| 6“If she marries a husband, while under her vows or any thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she has bound herself, | 6"And if she marries a husband while under a vow, or she uttered anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself, |
| 7and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. | 7and her husband hears about it, but remains silent about her when he hears about it, then her vows will stand and her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand. |
| 8But 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. | 8But 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. |
| 9(But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.) | 9"But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact. |
| 10And if she vowed in her husband’s house or bound herself by a pledge with an oath, | 10If she made the vow in her husband's house or put herself under obligation with an oath, |
| 11and her husband heard of it and said nothing to her and did not oppose her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she bound herself shall stand. | 11and her husband heard about it, but remained silent about her, and did not overrule her, then all her vows will stand, and every obligation which she pledged for herself will stand. |
| 12But if her husband makes them null and void on the day that he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning her pledge of herself shall not stand. Her husband has made them void, and the LORD will forgive her. | 12But if her husband clearly nullifies them when he hears them, then whatever she says by way of vows or obligations will not stand. Her husband has made them void, and the LORD will release her from them. |
| 13Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void. | 13"Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, her husband can confirm or nullify. |
| 14But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows or all her pledges that are upon her. He has established them, because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard of them. | 14But if her husband remains completely silent about her from day to day, he thus confirms all her vows or all her obligations which she is under; he confirms them because he remained silent about when he heard them. |
| 15But if he makes them null and void after he has heard of them, then he shall bear her iniquity.” | 15But if he should nullify them after he has heard them, then he will bear her iniquity." |
| 16These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses about a man and his wife and about a father and his daughter while she is in her youth within her father’s house. | 16These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses, relating to a man and his wife, and a father and his young daughter who is still living in her father's house. |
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