Numbers 30:5

Numbers 30:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if her father opposes her on the day that he hears of it, no vow of hers, no pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. And the Lord will forgive her, because her father opposed her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if her father overrules her on the day that he hears, then none of her vows nor her agreements by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the Lord will release her, because her father overruled her.

Context of Numbers 30:5

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. But her father may refuse to let her do it. Then she does not have to do what she promised to do. The Lord will understand why she does not do it. 6But a young woman like that might make a promise to God and then marry a husband. She might have promised something when she had not thought carefully about it. 7After she marries, if her husband hears about it but he does not stop her, she must do what she promised.

Numbers 30:5 word by word

וְאִם־הֵנִ֨יא אָבִ֣יהָ אֹתָהּ֮ בְּי֣וֹם שָׁמְעוֹ֒ כָּל־נְדָרֶ֗יהָ וֶֽאֱסָרֶ֛יהָ אֲשֶׁר־אָסְרָ֥ה עַל־נַפְשָׁ֖הּ לֹ֣א יָק֑וּם וַֽיהוָה֙ יִֽסְלַח־לָ֔הּ כִּי־הֵנִ֥יא אָבִ֖יהָ אֹתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But if her fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• disallowנוּאnû' · to forbidH5106
• her in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that he hearethשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• not any of her vowsנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• or of her bondsאִסָּר'ĕsâr 'issâr · injunctionH632
• wherewith she hath boundאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• her soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• shall standקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545

Cross-references for Numbers 30:5

• Hosea 6:6It is faithful love that makes me happy. That would be better than your sacrifices to me. You should know me as your God. That would be better than your burnt offerings.
• Matthew 15:4God's Law says: “You must love your father and mother and obey them.” God also said, “A person should die if he says bad things against his father or against his mother.”
• Mark 7:10For example, Moses wrote, “You must love your father and your mother. You must obey them.” He also said, “You must kill anyone who curses his father or his mother.”
• Ephesians 6:1You who are children, obey your parents. Because you belong to the Lord, that is the right thing to do.

Commentaries on Numbers 30:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The Lord shall forgive her - i. e., shall remit the obligation. (Compare 2 Kings 5:18.)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. 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 30:5

• Vows
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Disallow
• Vow
• Vows
• Forgiveness
• 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