Numbers 30:7

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

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 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.
9 "Any vow or pledge taken by a widow or divorced woman is binding on her.
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