Numbers 30:6

6 “If she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself

Numbers 30:6 in Other Translations

6 And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

6 "If she marries a husband, while under her vows or any thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she has bound herself,

6 “Now suppose a young woman makes a vow or binds herself with an impulsive pledge and later marries.

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

6 And if she be [married] to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul,

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,

6 "If a woman marries while her vows or the rash commitment she herself made are binding,

6 "Suppose she gets married after she makes a special promise. Or she gets married after agreeing to do something without thinking it through.

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 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 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 she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself

7 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 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.

Cross References

• 1. S Leviticus 5:4