Numbers 30:6

6 "If she marries after she makes a vow or has made some rash promise or pledge,

Numbers 30:6 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 30:6

And if she had at all an husband with whom she vowed
Or "when her vows were upon her" ^F23, was either betrothed or married to a man:

or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
uttered anything, either with or without premeditation, either with thought and deliberation, or rashly and imprudently, as the word signifies, yet in such a manner that it was binding upon her.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 (hyle hyrdnw)

Numbers 30:6 In-Context

4 and her father hears of her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then she has to make good on all her vows and pledges.

5 But if her father holds her back when he hears of what she has done, none of her vows and pledges are valid. God will release her since her father held her back.

6 "If she marries after she makes a vow or has made some rash promise or pledge,

7 and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her, then she has to make good on whatever she vowed or pledged.

8 But if her husband intervenes when he hears of it, he cancels the vow or rash promise that binds her. And God will release her.