Numbers 30:4

4 and her father hears her solemn promise or her binding obligation for herself and keeps silent—then all her solemn promises and any of her binding obligations for herself will stand.

Numbers 30:4 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 30:4

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.

Numbers 30:4 In-Context

2 When a man makes a solemn promise to the LORD or swears a solemn pledge of binding obligation for himself, he cannot break his word. He must do everything he said.

3 When a woman makes a solemn promise to the LORD or a binding obligation while she is young and in her father's household,

4 and her father hears her solemn promise or her binding obligation for herself and keeps silent—then all her solemn promises and any of her binding obligations for herself will stand.

5 But if her father expresses disapproval to her on the day that he hears her, none of her solemn promises nor any of her binding obligations for herself will stand. The LORD will forgive her, because her father expressed disapproval to her.

6 If she marries while her solemn promise is in effect or makes a statement by which she binds herself,

Footnotes

• [a]. Or her father is deaf to her.