30 3 Concerning vows. 4 The vow of the maid, 7 Of the wife, 10 Of the widow or divorced. 

Then Moses spake unto the children of Israel according to all that the Lord had commanded [a]him.

Moses also spake unto the heads of the tribes [b]concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded,

Whosoever voweth a vow unto the Lord, or sweareth an oath to bind [c]himself by a bond, he shall not [d]break his promise, but shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 30:1 Hebrew, Moses.
  2. Numbers 30:2 Because they might declare them to the Israelites.
  3. Numbers 30:3 Hebrew, his soul.
  4. Numbers 30:3 Hebrew, violate his word.

Vows

30 [a]Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel:(A) “This is what the Lord commands: When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.(B)

“When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 30:1 In Hebrew texts 30:1-16 is numbered 30:2-17.