Numbers 30:2

Numbers 30:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Context of Numbers 30:2

1Moses said to the leaders of the Israelite tribes: ‘The Lord commands this: If a man promises to the Lord that he will do something, he must do everything that he has promised. 3A young woman who still lives in her father's house might make a promise to the Lord. 4If her father hears about her promise and he does not say anything, she must do everything that she has promised.

Numbers 30:2 word by word

אִישׁ֩ כִּֽי־יִדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לַֽיהוָ֗ה אֽוֹ־הִשָּׁ֤בַע שְׁבֻעָה֙ לֶאְסֹ֤ר אִסָּר֙ עַל־נַפְשׁ֔וֹ לֹ֥א יַחֵ֖ל דְּבָר֑וֹ כְּכָל־הַיֹּצֵ֥א מִפִּ֖יו יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• If a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• vowנָדַרnâdar · to vowH5087
• a vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• or swearשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• an oathשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• to bindאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• his soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
• with a bondאִסָּר'ĕsâr 'issâr · injunctionH632
• he shall not breakחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• his wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• he shall doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• according to all that proceedethיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: speakH3318
• out of his mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310

Cross-references for Numbers 30:2

• Numbers 21:2The Israelites made this promise to the Lord: ‘If you put these people under our power, we will destroy their towns for you.’
• Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a promise to God. He said, ‘While I am on this journey, I want God to be with me and to take care of me. I want him to give me food to eat and clothes to wear.
• Leviticus 27:2‘Speak to Israel's people. Tell them this. A person might give another person to the Lord for a special promise.
• Deuteronomy 23:21If you promise to give something to the Lord your God, be careful to bring your gift soon. If you do not bring it, that is a sin. The Lord will certainly demand it from you.
• Judges 11:11So Jephthah went back with them to Gilead. The people made him their ruler and leader of their army. In Mizpah, Jephthah repeated his promise to the Lord.
• Psalms 15:3He says nothing bad against other people. He does nothing that will hurt his friends, nor does he insult them.
• Psalms 56:12I have made special promises to you, God, and I will do what I have promised. I will offer to you a sacrifice to say ‘thank you’.
• Psalms 76:11Make promises to the Lord your God, and do what you have promised. Everyone who serves God should bring gifts to him. We must respect him with fear.
• Psalms 119:106I have made a strong promise that I will always obey your righteous rules.
• Proverbs 20:25Do not be too quick to promise to give something to God. If you want to change your mind, you have made a trap for yourself.
• Exodus 20:7You must not speak the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way. The Lord will punish anyone who speaks his name in a wrong way.
• Leviticus 5:4A person is doing a wrong thing if he says any careless promise. The promise might be good or bad. People will tell him that he has not obeyed God's rules. Then he will know that he has sinned.
• Matthew 5:33‘You also know the rule that God gave to your ancestors: “If you make a promise to God, you must do what you have said.”
• Matthew 14:7He said to the girl, ‘Ask me for anything that you want. I make a strong promise that I will give it to you.’
• Acts 23:12The next morning, a group of Jews talked together about how they might kill Paul. They agreed to make a promise to God. They would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
• 2 Corinthians 1:23God will show that what I say is true! He knows my thoughts. Why did I decide not to come back to Corinth at this time? I did not come because I did not want to be angry with you.

Commentaries on Numbers 30:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2If a man vow a vow - A vow is a religious promise made to God. Vows were of several kinds: - Of abstinence or humiliation, see Numbers 30:13; Of the Nazarite, see Numbers 6; Of giving certain things or sacrifices to the Lord, Leviticus 7:16; Of alms given to the poor, see Deuteronomy 23:21. The law in this chapter must have been very useful, as it both prevented and annulled rash vows, and provided a proper sanction for the support and performance of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The “vow” was positive; the “bond” negative or restrictive. By a vow a man engaged to dedicate something to God, or to accomplish some work for Him: by a bond he debarred himself from some privilege or enjoyment. A vow involved an obligation to do: a bond, an obligation to forbear doing.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Vows included promises to give offerings, like Hannah's vow in 1 Samuel 1. It included pledges to abstain from certain things, like the Nazirite vow in Numbers 6. Jesus mentioned the teachings about vows in the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. If a man vow a vow unto the Lord--A mere secret purpose of the mind was not enough to constitute a vow; it had to be actually expressed in words; and though a purely voluntary act, yet when once the vow was made, the performance of it, like that of every other promise, became an indispensable duty--all the more because, referring to a sacred thing, it could not be neglected without the guilt of prevarication and unfaithfulness to God. he shall not…Read the comment

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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