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Complete Jewish Bible

Numbers 30:4

"When a woman makes a vow to Adonai , formally obligating herself, while she is a minor living in her father's house;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - 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 - Bond;   Vows;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Vow;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Sex, Biblical Teaching on;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Vows;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Law of Moses;   Vows;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Genesis;   Relationships, Family;   Woman;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Daughter in Jewish Law;   Mishnah;   Nedarim;   Sidra;   Vows;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
and her father hears her vow, and her bond with which she has bound her soul, and her father holds his shalom at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand.
King James Version
And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
Lexham English Bible
but if her father hears her vow or her pledge that she bound on herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows will stand, and every pledge that she binds on her life will stand.
English Standard Version
and 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.
New Century Version
and if her father hears about the promise or pledge and says nothing, she must do what she promised. She must keep her pledge.
New English Translation
and 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.
Amplified Bible
and her father hears her vow and her pledge by which she has bound herself, and he offers no objection, then all her vows shall stand and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand.
New American Standard Bible
and her father hears her vow and her obligation under which she has put herself, and her father says nothing to her, then all her vows shall remain valid and every binding obligation under which she has put herself shall remain valid.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And her father heare her vowe and bonde, wherewith she hath bound her selfe, and her father hold his peace concerning her, then all her vowes shall stande, and euery bonde, wherewith she hath bound her selfe, shall stand.
Legacy Standard Bible
and her father hears her vow and her obligation by which she has bound herself, and her father says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every obligation by which she has bound herself shall stand.
Contemporary English Version
If her father hears about it and says nothing, she must keep her promise.
Darby Translation
and her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall be silent at her, then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
Easy-to-Read Version
If her father hears about the promise and agrees, the young woman must do what she promised.
George Lamsa Translation
And her father hears of her vows and the bonds wherewith she has bound herself, and her father shall keep silent toward her; then all her vows shall stand and every bond wherewith she has bound herself shall stand.
Good News Translation
she must do everything that she vowed or promised unless her father raises an objection when he hears about it.
Christian Standard Bible®
and her father hears about her vow or the obligation she put herself under, and he says nothing to her, all her vows and every obligation she put herself under are binding.
Literal Translation
and her father has heard her vow, and her bond with which she has bound her soul, and her father has remained silent as to her, then all her vows shall stand; and every bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and hir vowe or bonde that she maketh ouer hir soule, commeth to hir fathers eares, & he holde his peace therto, the all hir vowes & bondes yt she hath boude hir self withall ouer hir soule, shal stode in effecte.
American Standard Version
and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
Bible in Basic English
If her father, hearing of her oath or the undertaking she has given, says nothing to her, then all her oaths and every undertaking she has given will have force.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And her father heare her vowe and bonde which she hath made vpon her soule, & holde his peace therto: then all her vowes and bondes which she hath made vpo her soule, shal stande in effect.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Also when a woman voweth a vow unto the LORD, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth,
King James Version (1611)
And her father heare her vow, and her bond wherewith shee hath bound her soule, and her father shall holde his peace at her: then all her vowes shall stand, and euery bond wherewith shee hath bound her soule, shall stand.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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,
English Revised Version
and her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father holdeth his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
Berean Standard Bible
and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, all the vows and pledges with which she has bound herself shall stand.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`that is, not yit weddid, avowith ony thing, ethir byndith hir silf bi an ooth, `if the fadir knowith the avow, which sche bihiyte, and the ooth bi which sche boond hir soule, and he is stille, sche schal be gilti of the ooth, that is, boundun bi the ooth; what euer thing sche bihiyte and swoor, sche schall fille in werk.
Young's Literal Translation
and her father hath heard her vow, and her bond which she hath bound on her soul, and her father hath kept silent at her, then have all her vows been established, and every bond which she hath bound on her soul is established.
Update Bible Version
and her father hears her vow, and her bond with which she has bound her soul, and her father holds his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand.
Webster's Bible Translation
And her father shall hear her vow, and her bond with which she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond with which she hath bound her soul shall stand.
World English Bible
and her father hears her vow, and her bond with which she has bound her soul, and her father holds his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond with which she has bound her soul shall stand.
New King James Version
and her father hears her vow and the agreement by which she has bound herself, and her father holds his peace, then all her vows shall stand, and every agreement with which she has bound herself shall stand.
New Living Translation
and her father hears of the vow or pledge and does not object to it, then all her vows and pledges will stand.
New Life Bible
and if her father hears her promise and how she has sworn to keep it, and says nothing to her, then all her promises must be kept. She must keep every promise she has sworn to keep.
New Revised Standard
and her father hears of her vow or her pledge by which she has bound herself, and says nothing to her; then all her vows shall stand, and any pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and her father shall hear her vow or her bond which she bindeth upon her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her, then shall all her vows stand, and every bond which she hath bound upon her soul shall stand.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(30-5) Whatsoever she promised and swore, she shall fulfil in deed.
Revised Standard Version
and 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and her father hears her vow and her obligation by which she has bound herself, and her father says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand and every obligation by which she has bound herself shall stand.

Contextual Overview

3 when a man makes a vow to Adonai or formally obligates himself by swearing an oath, he is not to break his word but is to do everything he said he would do. 4 "When a woman makes a vow to Adonai , formally obligating herself, while she is a minor living in her father's house; 5 then, if her father has heard what she vowed or obligated herself to do and holds his peace, then all her vows remain binding — every obligation she has bound herself to will stand. 6 But if on the day her father hears it, he expresses his disapproval, then none of her vows or obligations she has bound herself to will stand; and Adonai will forgive her, because her father expressed his disapproval. 7 "If, having made vows or rashly committed herself to an obligation, she gets married; 8 and her husband hears but holds his peace with her on the day he learns of it, then her vows and obligations she has bound herself to will stand. 9 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. 10 "The vow of a widow, however, or of a divorcee, including everything to which she has obligated herself, will stand against her. 11 "If a woman vowed in her husband's house or obligated herself with an oath; 12 and her husband heard it but held his peace with her and did not express disapproval, then all her vows and obligations will stand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 30:2

Cross-References

Genesis 21:10
so Sarah said to Avraham, "Throw this slave-girl out! And her son! I will not have this slave-girl's son as your heir along with my son Yitz'chak!"
Genesis 22:24
His concubine, whose name was Re'umah, bore children also: Tevach, Gacham, Tachash and Ma‘akhah. Haftarah Vayera: M'lakhim Bet (2 Kings) 4:1–37 (A); 4:1–23 (S) B'rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah Vayera: Luke 17:26 –37; Romans 9:6 – 9; Galatians 4:21–31; Messianic Jews (Hebrews) 6:13–20; 11:13–19; Ya‘akov (James) 2:14–24; 2 Kefa (2 Peter) 2:4–10
Genesis 25:1
(vi) Avraham took another wife, whose name was K'turah.
Genesis 25:6
But to the sons of the concubines he made grants while he was still living and sent them off to the east, to the land of Kedem, away from Yitz'chak his son.
Genesis 30:3
She said, "Here is my maid Bilhah. Go, sleep with her, and let her give birth to a child that will be laid on my knees, so that through her I too can build a family."
Genesis 30:4
So she gave him Bilhah her slave-girl as his wife, and Ya‘akov went in and slept with her.
Genesis 33:2
putting the slave-girls and their children first, Le'ah and her children second, and Rachel and Yosef last.
Genesis 35:22
It was while Isra'el was living in that land that Re'uven went and slept with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Isra'el heard about it. Ya‘akov had twelve sons.
2 Samuel 12:11
Here is what Adonai says: ‘I will generate evil against you out of your own household. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to your neighbor; he will go to bed with your wives, and everyone will know about it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul,.... Her vow, which is binding upon her, or her vow and an oath annexed to it; which makes it still more strongly binding; and this he hears himself, or it is reported to him by others: and her father shall hold his peace at her; shall not reprove her for it, nor contradict her in it: then all her vows shall stand; be they what, or as many as they may:

and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand; his silence being to be interpreted as approving of them, and consenting to them.


 
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