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1 Moses gave the following instructions to the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
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Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the LORD commands:
2 When a man makes a vow to give something to the Lord or takes an oath to abstain from something, he must not break his promise, but must do everything that he said he would.
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When a man makes a vow to the LORD or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.
3 When a young woman still living in her father's house makes a vow to give something to the Lord or promises to abstain from something,
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“When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge
4 she must do everything that she vowed or promised unless her father raises an objection when he hears about it.
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and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all her vows and every pledge by which she obligated herself will stand.
5 But if her father forbids her to fulfill the vow when he hears about it, she is not required to keep it. The Lord will forgive her, because her father refused to let her keep it.
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But if her father forbids her when he hears about it, none of her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand; the LORD will release her because her father has forbidden her.
6 If an unmarried woman makes a vow, whether deliberately or carelessly, or promises to abstain from something, and then marries,
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“If she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself
7 she must do everything that she vowed or promised unless her husband raises an objection when he hears about it.
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and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand.
8 But if her husband forbids her to fulfill the vow when he hears about it, she is not required to keep it. The Lord will forgive her.
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But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the LORD will release her.
9 A widow or a divorced woman must keep every vow she makes and every promise to abstain from something.
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“Any vow or obligation taken by a widow or divorced woman will be binding on her.
10 If a married woman makes a vow or promises to abstain from something,
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“If a woman living with her husband makes a vow or obligates herself by a pledge under oath
11 she must do everything that she vowed or promised unless her husband raises an objection when he hears about it.
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and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her and does not forbid her, then all her vows or the pledges by which she obligated herself will stand.
12 But if her husband forbids her to fulfill the vow when he hears about it, she is not required to keep it. The Lord will forgive her, because her husband prevented her from keeping her vow.
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But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will release her.
13 Her husband has the right to affirm or to annul any vow or promise that she has made.
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Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
14 But if, by the day after he hears of the vow, he has raised no objection, she must do everything that she has vowed or promised. He has affirmed the vow by not objecting on the day he heard of it.
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But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them.
15 But if he later annuls the vow, he must suffer the consequences for the failure to fulfill the vow.
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If, however, he nullifies them some time after he hears about them, then he must bear the consequences of her wrongdoing.”
16 These are the rules that the Lord gave Moses concerning vows made by an unmarried woman living in her father's house or by a married woman.
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These are the regulations the LORD gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and his young daughter still living at home.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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