Numbers 30:1

Numbers 30:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded.
• New International Version (NIV)Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the Lord commands:
• English Standard Version (ESV)Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, "This is what the Lord has commanded.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded:

Context of Numbers 30:1

Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which the Lord has commanded: 2If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to put himself under a binding obligation, he shall not break his word; he shall act in accordance with everything that comes out of his mouth. 3“And if a woman makes a vow to the Lord, and puts herself under a binding obligation in her father’s house in her youth,

Numbers 30:1 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־רָאשֵׁ֣י הַמַּטּ֔וֹת לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Then Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• spokeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• the headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the tribesמַטֶּהmaţţeh maţţâh · tribeH4294
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• is the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Numbers 30:1

• Numbers 1:4With you, moreover, there shall be a man of each tribe, each one head of his father’s household.
• Numbers 7:2Then the leaders of Israel, the heads of their fathers’ households, made an offering (they were the leaders of the tribes; they were the supervisors over the numbered men).
• Numbers 34:17“These are the names of the men who shall assign the land to you as an inheritance: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.
• Exodus 18:25Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
• Deuteronomy 1:13Obtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

Commentaries on Numbers 30:1

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The regulations respecting vows appropriately follow those given respecting sacrifices, since a large proportion of vows would always relate to the presentation of such offerings. Rules had already been given Numbers 30:1, who would in their judicial capacity have to determine questions on these subjects. There is no provision in the chapter for annulling vows made by boys and young men; from which it has been inferred that the vows of males were in all…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Vows to be kept. (1-2) The cases wherein vows might be released. (3-16) Verses 1-2 No man can be bound by his own promise to do what he is already, by the Divine precept, forbidden to do. In other matters the command is, that he shall not break his words, through he may change his mind.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. 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 30:1

• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Moses
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Bind
• Disallow
• Vow
• Hittites
• Lamedh

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