Numbers 30:13

Numbers 30:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
• New International Version (NIV)Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself, her husband may establish, or her husband may make void.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Every vow and every binding oath to afflict her soul, her husband may confirm it, or her husband may make it void.

Context of Numbers 30:13

11and her husband hears about it, says nothing to her, and does not prohibit her, all her vows are binding, and every obligation she put herself under is binding. 12But if her husband cancels them on the day he hears about it, nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or her obligation, is binding. Her husband has canceled them, and the Lord will release her. Her husband may confirm or cancel any vow or any sworn obligation to deny herself. 14If her husband says nothing at all to her from day to day, he confirms all her vows and obligations, which are binding. He has confirmed them because he said nothing to her when he heard about them. 15But if he cancels them after he hears about them, he will be responsible for her commitment.”

Numbers 30:13 word by word

כָּל־נֵ֛דֶר וְכָל־שְׁבֻעַ֥ת אִסָּ֖ר לְעַנֹּ֣ת נָ֑פֶשׁ אִישָׁ֥הּ יְקִימֶ֖נּוּ וְאִישָׁ֥הּ יְפֵרֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Every vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• and every bindingאִסָּר'ĕsâr 'issâr · injunctionH632
• oathשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• to afflictעָנָה‛ânâh · to afflictH6031
• the soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• may establishקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• may make it voidפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565

Cross-references for Numbers 30:13

• 1 Corinthians 11:3But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of Christ.
• 1 Peter 3:1In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the way their wives live
• Numbers 29:7“You are to hold a sacred assembly on the tenth day of this seventh month and practice self-denial; do not do any work.
• Leviticus 16:29“This is to be a permanent statute for you: In the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month you are to practice self-denial and do no work, both the native and the alien who resides among you.
• Leviticus 23:27“The tenth day of this seventh month is the Day of Atonement. You are to hold a sacred assembly and practice self-denial; you are to present a food offering to the Lord.
• Ezra 8:21I proclaimed a fast by the Ahava River, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us, our dependents, and all our possessions.
• Psalms 35:13Yet when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting, and my prayer was genuine.
• Isaiah 58:5Will the fast I choose be like this: A day for a person to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the Lord?
• 1 Corinthians 7:5Do not deprive one another — except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Commentaries on Numbers 30:13

• 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. 10-15A married woman needed her husband's approval to make vows and pledges. Her husband could cancel her religious promise. But he had to decide on the day he heard about it. God did not blame the married woman for breaking the promise if her husband canceled it correctly (compare 30:5, 8, 12). The self-denial mentioned in 30:13 probably refers to fasting. If he did not object, the husband's silence meant he agreed. He could not delay his objection, or he…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-161. This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded--The subject of this chapter relates to vowing, which seems to have been an ancient usage, allowed by the law to remain, and by which some people declared their intention of offering some gift on the altar or abstaining from particular articles of meat or drink, of observing a private fast, or doing something to the honor or in the service of God, over and above what was authoritatively required. In Nu…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 30:13

• Vows
• Wife
• Women

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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