Numbers 30:7

7 her husband may hear about it but say nothing to her. Then her vow or oath must be kept.

Numbers 30:7 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 30:7

And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the
day that he heard it
The vow she made, and by his silence consented to it:

then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul
shall stand;
or she be under obligation to perform them.

Numbers 30:7 In-Context

5 But if her father objects when he hears about it, her vow or oath doesn't have to be kept. The LORD will free her [from this vow or oath] because her father objected.
6 "An unmarried woman might make a vow that she will do something or carelessly promise that she won't do something. When she marries,
7 her husband may hear about it but say nothing to her. Then her vow or oath must be kept.
8 But if her husband objects when he hears about it, he can cancel the vow or promise she made. The LORD will free her [from this vow or promise].
9 "But a widow or a divorced woman must keep her vow or her promise.
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