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Hebrew Names Version

Numbers 30:13

Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

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

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 Also when a woman vows a vow to the LORD, and binds herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth, 4 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. 5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD will forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 If she be [married] to a husband, while her vows are on her, or the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul, 7 and her husband hear it, and hold his shalom at her in the day that he hears it; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds with which she has bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband disallow her in the day that he hears it, then he shall make void her vow which is on her, and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul: and the LORD will forgive her. 9 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. 10 If she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, 11 and her husband heard it, and held his shalom at her, and didn't disallow her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond with which she bound her soul shall stand. 12 But if her husband made them null and void in the day that he heard them, then whatever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband has made them void; and the LORD will forgive her.

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 30:24
She named him Yosef, saying, "May the LORD add another son to me."
Genesis 30:25
It happened, when Rachel had borne Yosef, that Ya`akov said to Lavan, "Send me away, that I may go to my own place, and to my country.
Genesis 35:26
The sons of Zilpah (Le'ah's handmaid): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Ya`akov, who were born to him in Paddan-Aram.
Genesis 46:17
The sons of Asher: Yimna, Yishvah, Yishvi, Beri`ah, and Serach their sister. The sons of Beri`ah: Hever and Malki'el.
Genesis 49:20
Out of Asher his bread will be fat, He will yield royal dainties.
Proverbs 31:28
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband also praises her:
Song of Solomon 6:9
My dove, my perfect one, is unique. She is her mother's only daughter. She is the favorite one of her who bore her. The daughters saw her, and called her blessed, The queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
Luke 1:48
For he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

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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