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Brenton's Septuagint

Numbers 30:9

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.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

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 - Vow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Sex, Biblical Teaching on;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Vows;   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
But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, [even] everything with which she has bound her soul, shall stand against her.
King James Version
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
Lexham English Bible
"But the vow of a widow or a woman who is divorced, all that she binds on herself will stand on her.
English Standard Version
(But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.)
New Century Version
"If a widow or divorced woman makes a promise, she must do whatever she promised.
New English Translation
"But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact.
Amplified Bible
"But the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.
New American Standard Bible
"But as for the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, every binding obligation under which she has put herself, shall remain valid against her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But euery vowe of a widowe, and of her that is diuorced (wherewith she hath bound her selfe) shall stand in effect with her.
Legacy Standard Bible
"But the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.
Contemporary English Version
Widows and divorced women must keep every promise they make to the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
But if her husband expresses his disapproval on the day he hears it, he will void the vow which is on her and the obligation to which she has bound herself; and Adonai will forgive her.
Darby Translation
But the vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced,—everything wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand against her.
Easy-to-Read Version
"A widow or a divorced woman might make a special promise. If she does, she must do exactly what she promised.
George Lamsa Translation
But as to the vow of a widow or a deserted woman, everything by which she has bound herself shall stand against her.
Good News Translation
A widow or a divorced woman must keep every vow she makes and every promise to abstain from something.
Christian Standard Bible®
“Every vow a widow or divorced woman puts herself under is binding on her.
Literal Translation
And as to the vow of a widow, or her that is divorced, all that she has bound on her soul shall be established on her.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The vowe of a wyddowe, & of her yt is deuorced, all yt she byndeth hir self withall ouer hir soule, shal stonde in effecte vpo her.
American Standard Version
But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.
Bible in Basic English
But an oath made by a widow or one who is no longer married to her husband, and every undertaking she has given, will have force.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But euery vowe of a widowe, and of her that is deuorsed, that they haue bounde their soule withall, shall stande in effect with them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
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 clear utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul; and the LORD will forgive her.
King James Version (1611)
But euery vow of a widow, and of her that is diuorced, wherewith they haue bound their soules, shall stand against her.
English Revised Version
But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even every thing wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.
Berean Standard Bible
Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A widewe, and a womman forsakun of hir hosebonde, schulen yelde, what euer thing thei avowen.
Young's Literal Translation
`As to the vow of a widow or cast-out woman, all that she hath bound on her soul is established on her.
Update Bible Version
But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, [even] everything with which she has bound her soul, shall stand against her.
Webster's Bible Translation
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, with which they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
World English Bible
But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, [even] everything with which she has bound her soul, shall stand against her.
New King James Version
"Also any vow of a widow or a divorced woman, by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.
New Living Translation
If, however, a woman is a widow or is divorced, she must fulfill all her vows and pledges.
New Life Bible
"A woman whose husband has died or left her must keep the promises she has sworn to keep.
New Revised Standard
(But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, by which she has bound herself, shall be binding upon her.)
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But as for the vow of a widow, or of a woman divorced, whatsoever she hath bound on her soul, shall stand against her.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(30-10) The widow, and she that is divorced, shall fulfil whatsoever they vow.
Revised Standard Version
But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.
THE MESSAGE
"Any vow or pledge taken by a widow or divorced woman is binding on her.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, everything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.

Contextual Overview

3 Whatsoever man shall vow a vow to the Lord, or swear an oath, or bind himself with an obligation upon his soul, he shall not break his word; all that shall come out of his mouth he shall do. 4 And if a woman shall vow a vow to the Lord, or bind herself with an obligation in her youth in her father’s house; and her father should hear her vows and her obligations, wherewith she has bound her soul, and her father should hold his peace at her, then all her vows shall stand, 5 and all the obligations with which she has bound her soul, shall remain to her. 6 But if her father straitly forbid her in the day in which he shall hear all her vows and her obligations, which she has contracted upon her soul, they shall not stand; and the Lord shall hold her guiltless, because her father forbade her. 7 But if she should be indeed married, and her vows be upon her according to the utterance of her lips, in respect of the obligations which she has contracted upon her soul; 8 and her husband should hear, and hold his peace at her in the day in which he should hear, then thus shall all her vows be binding, and her obligations, which she has contracted upon her soul shall stand. 9 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. 10 And the vow of a widow and of her that is put away, whatsoever she shall bind upon her soul, shall stand to her. 11 And if her vow be made in the house of her husband, or the obligation upon her soul with an oath, 12 and her husband should hear, and hold his peace at her, and not disallow her, then all her vows shall stand, and all the obligations which she contracted against her soul, shall stand against her.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 21:7, Luke 2:37, Romans 7:2

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 24:2 - she may go

Cross-References

Genesis 16:3
So Sara the wife of Abram having taken Agar the Egyptian her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Chanaan, gave her to Abram her husband as a wife to him.
Genesis 29:35
And having conceived yet again, she bore a son, and said, Now yet again this time will I give thanks to the Lord; therefore she called his name, Juda; and ceased bearing.
Genesis 30:4
And she gave him Balla her maid, for a wife to him; and Jacob went in to her.
Genesis 30:17
And God hearkened to Lea, and she conceived, and bore Jacob a fifth son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But every vow of a widow,.... The Scripture speaks, as Jarchi says, of a widow from marriage, or that has been married, but a widow from espousals (or that has been only espoused), the husband dead, the power is transmitted, and returns to the father; and with respect to such a case, it is said in the Misnah y

"if the father (of such a betrothed person) dies, the power is not transmitted to the husband; but if the husband dies, the power is transmitted to the father; in this case, greater is the power of a father than of an husband; in others, greater is the power of an husband than of a father, because an husband makes void (the vow of) one at age, but a father does not make void (the vow of) such an one:''

and of her that is divorced: from her husband on some account or another; now in each of these cases, the one being loosed from the law of her husband by death, and the other by a bill of divorce, if they vowed,

the vows wherewith they have bound their souls shall stand against her; against either of them, they having none over them to disapprove of, contradict, and make void their vows.

y Nedarim, c. 10. sect. 2.


 
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