Numbers 30:3

Numbers 30:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father’s house in her youth;
• New International Version (NIV)“When a young woman still living in her father’s household makes a vow to the Lord or obligates herself by a pledge
• English Standard Version (ESV)"If a woman vows a vow to the Lord and binds herself by a pledge, while within her father's house in her youth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Or if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and binds herself by some agreement while in her father’s house in her youth,

Context of Numbers 30:3

1Then Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of the Israelites, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: 2If a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind himself with a pledge [of abstinence], he shall not break (violate, profane) his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth. “Also if a woman makes a vow to the Lord and binds herself by a pledge [of abstinence], while living in her father’s house in her youth, 4and her father hears her vow and her pledge by which she has bound herself, and he offers no objection, then all her vows shall stand and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. 5But if her father disapproves of her [making her vow] on the day that he hears about it, none of her vows or her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will forgive her because her father has disapproved of her [making the vow].

Numbers 30:3 word by word

וְאִשָּׁ֕ה כִּֽי־תִדֹּ֥ר נֶ֖דֶר לַיהוָ֑ה וְאָסְרָ֥ה אִסָּ֛ר בְּבֵ֥ית אָבִ֖יהָ בִּנְעֻרֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• also vowנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• a vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and bindאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• by a bondאִסָּר'ĕsâr 'issâr · injunctionH632
• in her father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• in her youthנְעוּרִיםnâ‛ûr nâ‛ûr ne‛ûrâh · youthH5271

Commentaries on Numbers 30:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3In her youth - That is, say the rabbins, under twelve years of age; and under thirteen in case of a young man. Young persons of this age were considered to be under the authority of their parents, and had consequently no power to vow away the property of another. A married woman was in the same circumstances, because she was under the authority of her husband. If however the parents or the husband heard of the vow, and objected to it in the same day in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Being in her father‘s house in her youth - It was not ordinarily until her betrothal or marriage, that the female passed (some suppose by purchase) from the power of her father to that of her husband.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-16Verses 3-16 Two cases of vows are determined. The case of a daughter in her father's house. When her vow comes to his knowledge, it is in his power either to confirm it or do it away. The law is plain in the case of a wife. If her husband allows her vow, though only by silence, it stands. If he disallows it, her obligation to her husband takes place of it; for to him she ought to be in subjection, as unto the Lord. The Divine law consults the good order…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5A young woman was under her father's authority. He was responsible for her actions and financial obligations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth--Girls only are specified; but minors of the other sex, who resided under the parental roof, were included, according to Jewish writers, who also consider the name "father" as comprehending all guardians of youth. We are also told that the age at which young people were deemed capable of vowing was thirteen for boys and twelve for girls. The…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 30:3

• Vows
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Disallow
• Vow
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• Bind; Bound
• Hittites
• Lamedh
• Number
• Numbers, Book of
• Relationships, Family

Commentaries on Numbers 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings