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Numbers 30:13

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Wife;   Women;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Vows;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Vow;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Woman;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Vow;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Vows;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Fasting;   Vow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Sex, Biblical Teaching on;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Fasting;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Vows;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Fasts;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Vows;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Other Laws;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Woman;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Mishnah;   Nedarim;   Sidra;   Vows;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
King James Version
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
Lexham English Bible
"Any vow and any sworn oath of a pledge to inflict on herself, her husband can confirm it or her husband can nullify it.
English Standard Version
Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void.
New Century Version
A woman's husband may make her keep or cancel any promise or pledge she has made.
New English Translation
"Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, her husband can confirm or nullify.
Amplified Bible
"Every vow and every binding oath to humble herself, her husband may confirm it or her husband may annul it.
New American Standard Bible
"Every vow and every binding oath to humble herself, her husband may confirm it or her husband may annul it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So euery vowe, and euery othe or bonde, made to humble the soule, her husband may stablish it, or her husband may breake it.
Legacy Standard Bible
"Every vow and every binding oath to humble herself, her husband may cause it to stand, or her husband may annul it.
Contemporary English Version
Her husband has the final say about any promises she makes to the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
But if her husband makes them null and void on the day he hears them, then whatever she said, vows or binding obligation, will not stand; her husband has voided them; and Adonai will forgive her.
Darby Translation
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband can establish it, or her husband can annul it.
Easy-to-Read Version
A married woman might promise to give something to the Lord , or she might promise to do without something, or she might make some other special promise to God. The husband can stop any of these promises, and the husband can let her keep any of these promises.
George Lamsa Translation
Every vow and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish or her husband may make it void.
Good News Translation
Her husband has the right to affirm or to annul any vow or promise that she has made.
Christian Standard Bible®
Her husband may confirm or cancel any vow or any sworn obligation to deny herself.
Literal Translation
Every vow and every oath, any bond to humble a soul, her husband shall establish it, or her husband shall break it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all vowes & oothes yt bynde to humble ye soule, maie hir hu?bade stablish or breake, thus:
American Standard Version
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
Bible in Basic English
Every oath, and every undertaking which she gives, to keep herself from pleasure, may be supported or broken by her husband.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All vowes and othes that binde to humble the soule, may her husbande stablishe or breake.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if her husband make them null and void in the day that he heareth them, then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips, whether it were her vows, or the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD will forgive her.
King James Version (1611)
Euery vow, and euery binding othe to afflict the soule, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it voyd.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But if her husband should utterly cancel the vow in the day in which he shall hear it, none of the things which shall proceed out of her lips in her vows, and in the obligations contracted upon her soul, shall stand to her; her husband has cancelled them, and the Lord shall hold her guiltless.
English Revised Version
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
Berean Standard Bible
Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If sche avowith, and byndith hir silf bi an ooth, that sche turmente hir soule bi fastyng, ethir bi abstynence of othere thingis, it schal be in the doom of the hosebonde, that sche do, ether do not.
Young's Literal Translation
`Every vow and every oath -- a bond to humble a soul -- her husband doth establish it, or her husband doth break it;
Update Bible Version
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
Webster's Bible Translation
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
World English Bible
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
New King James Version
Every vow and every binding oath to afflict her soul, her husband may confirm it, or her husband may make it void.
New Living Translation
So her husband may either confirm or nullify any vows or pledges she makes to deny herself.
New Life Bible
"Her husband has the right to have her keep, or not keep, any promise she has sworn to keep.
New Revised Standard
Any vow or any binding oath to deny herself, her husband may allow to stand, or her husband may nullify.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As for any vow, or any oath of binding, to humble ones soul, her husband, may make it stand, or, her husband, may make it of none effect.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(30-14) If she vow and bind herself by oath, to afflict her soul by fasting, or abstinence from other things, it shall depend on the will of her husband, whether she shall do it, or not do it.
Revised Standard Version
Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Every vow and every binding oath to humble herself, her husband may confirm it or her husband may annul it.

Contextual Overview

3"When a woman makes a vow to God and binds herself by a pledge as a young girl still living in her father's house, and her father hears of her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then she has to make good on all her vows and pledges. But if her father holds her back when he hears of what she has done, none of her vows and pledges are valid. God will release her since her father held her back. 6"If she marries after she makes a vow or has made some rash promise or pledge, and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her, then she has to make good on whatever she vowed or pledged. But if her husband intervenes when he hears of it, he cancels the vow or rash promise that binds her. And God will release her. 9 "Any vow or pledge taken by a widow or divorced woman is binding on her. 10"When a woman who is living with her husband makes a vow or takes a pledge under oath and her husband hears about it but says nothing and doesn't say she can't do it, then all her vows and pledges are valid. But if her husband cancels them when he hears about them, then none of the vows and pledges that she made are binding. Her husband has canceled them and God will release her. Any vow and pledge that she makes that may be to her detriment can be either affirmed or annulled by her husband. But if her husband is silent and doesn't speak up day after day, he confirms her vows and pledges—she has to make good on them. By saying nothing to her when he hears of them, he binds her to them. If, however, he cancels them sometime after he hears of them, he takes her guilt on himself." 16 These are the rules that God gave Moses regarding conduct between a man and his wife and between a father and his young daughter who is still living at home.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and every: 1 Corinthians 11:3, 1 Corinthians 11:9, 1 Peter 3:1-6

to afflict: Numbers 29:7, Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:27, Leviticus 23:32, Ezra 8:21, Psalms 35:13, Isaiah 58:5, 1 Corinthians 7:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 3:16 - rule

Cross-References

Genesis 30:25
After Rachel had had Joseph, Jacob spoke to Laban, "Let me go back home. Give me my wives and children for whom I've served you. You know how hard I've worked for you."
Genesis 35:26
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau." Jacob told his family and all those who lived with him, "Throw out all the alien gods which you have, take a good bath and put on clean clothes, we're going to Bethel. I'm going to build an altar there to the God who answered me when I was in trouble and has stuck with me everywhere I've gone since." They turned over to Jacob all the alien gods they'd been holding on to, along with their lucky-charm earrings. Jacob buried them under the oak tree in Shechem. Then they set out. A paralyzing fear descended on all the surrounding villages so that they were unable to pursue the sons of Jacob. Jacob and his company arrived at Luz, that is, Bethel, in the land of Canaan. He built an altar there and named it El-Bethel (God-of-Bethel) because that's where God revealed himself to him when he was running from his brother. And that's when Rebekah's nurse, Deborah, died. She was buried just below Bethel under the oak tree. It was named Allon-Bacuth (Weeping-Oak). God revealed himself once again to Jacob, after he had come back from Paddan Aram and blessed him: "Your name is Jacob (Heel); but that's your name no longer. From now on your name is Israel (God-Wrestler)." God continued, I am The Strong God. Have children! Flourish! A nation—a whole company of nations!— will come from you. Kings will come from your loins; the land I gave Abraham and Isaac I now give to you, and pass it on to your descendants. And then God was gone, ascended from the place where he had spoken with him. Jacob set up a stone pillar on the spot where God had spoken with him. He poured a drink offering on it and anointed it with oil. Jacob dedicated the place where God had spoken with him, Bethel (God's-House). They left Bethel. They were still quite a ways from Ephrath when Rachel went into labor—hard, hard labor. When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, "Don't be afraid—you have another boy." With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune). Rachel died and was buried on the road to Ephrath, that is, Bethlehem. Jacob set up a pillar to mark her grave. It is still there today, "Rachel's Grave Stone." Israel kept on his way and set up camp at Migdal Eder. While Israel was living in that region, Reuben went and slept with his father's concubine, Bilhah. And Israel heard of what he did. There were twelve sons of Jacob. The sons by Leah: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn Simeon Levi Judah Issachar Zebulun. The sons by Rachel: Joseph Benjamin. The sons by Bilhah, Rachel's maid: Dan Naphtali. The sons by Zilpah, Leah's maid: Gad Asher. These were Jacob's sons, born to him in Paddan Aram.
Genesis 46:17
Asher's sons: Imnah, Ishvah, Ishvi, and Beriah. Also their sister Serah, and Beriah's sons, Heber and Malkiel.
Genesis 49:20
Asher will become famous for rich foods, candies and sweets fit for kings.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul,.... By fasting, as Aben Ezra observes; as when a vow was made, or a person bound herself by an oath to abstain from such and such food, or to fast on such a day; to keep a fast which was not appointed, to set apart a day for fasting, besides the grand and general fast on the day of atonement: Jarchi from hence gathers, that a man only makes vows of afflicting the soul, or vows of fasting; but this is not said by way of limitation and restriction, but by way of amplification and illustration, giving a particular instance, by which others may be judged of:

her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void, just as he pleased; and this power an husband had, to prevent confusion in the family, and trouble in the affairs of it, by vowing abstinence from such and such food, or from such and such liquor, and the like; and to prevent running into expenses he was not able to answer, by vowing and dedicating, this and the other to holy uses, for sacrifices, and repairs of the temple, and the like.


 
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