Numbers 30:8

Numbers 30:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her.
• New International Version (NIV)But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if, on the day that her husband comes to hear of it, he opposes her, then he makes void her vow that was on her, and the thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she bound herself. And the Lord will forgive her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if her husband overrules her on the day that he hears it, he shall make void her vow which she took and what she uttered with her lips, by which she bound herself, and the Lord will release her.

Context of Numbers 30:8

6“However, if she happens to marry while under her vows or the impulsive statement of her lips by which she has obligated herself, 7and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day he hears it, then her vows shall remain valid and her binding obligations under which she has put herself shall remain valid. But if on the day her husband hears of it, he expresses disapproval to her, then he will annul her vow which she is under and the impulsive statement of her lips by which she has obligated herself; and the Lord will forgive her. 9“But as for the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, every binding obligation under which she has put herself, shall remain valid against her. 10However, if a married woman vowed in her husband’s house, or put herself under a binding obligation with an oath,

Numbers 30:8 word by word

וְ֠אִם בְּי֨וֹם שְׁמֹ֣עַ אִישָׁהּ֮ יָנִ֣יא אוֹתָהּ֒ וְהֵפֵ֗ר אֶת־נִדְרָהּ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ וְאֵת֙ מִבְטָ֣א שְׂפָתֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָסְרָ֖ה עַל־נַפְשָׁ֑הּ וַיהוָ֖ה יִֽסְלַֽח־לָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• But ifאִם'im · ifH518
• on the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• her husbandאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• hearsשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• he expressesנוּאnû' · to forbidH5106
• to her, then he will annulפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• her vowנֶ֫דֶרneder nêder · vowH5088
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• she is underעַל‛al · uponH5921
• and the impulsiveמִבְטָאmibţâ' · rash wordH4008
• of her lipsשָׂפָהώâphâh ώepheth · lipsH8193
• she has obligatedאָסַר'âsar · to bindH631
• herselfנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• forgiveסָלַחsâlach · to forgiveH5545

Cross-references for Numbers 30:8

• Genesis 3:16To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you shall deliver children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he shall rule over you.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:4The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise the husband also does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
• 1 Corinthians 14:34the women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.
• Ephesians 5:22Wives, subject yourselves to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

Commentaries on Numbers 30:8

• 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. 6-8When a young Hebrew woman married, her husband gained authority over her. He could cancel any vow or pledge she made while under her father's authority. This was only true if he canceled it as soon as he heard about it.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 30:8

• Vows
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Bind
• Disallow
• Vow
• Vows
• Forgiveness
• Hittites
• Lamedh
• Lip
• Number
• Numbers, Book of

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