Numbers 30:4

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.

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 vow to God or binds himself by an oath to do something, he must not break his word; he must do exactly what he has said.

3 "When a woman makes a vow to God and binds herself by a pledge as a young girl still living in her father's house,

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,