New Living Translation
Numbers 30:2
2A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do.
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
1Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do. 3“If a young woman makes a vow to the Lord or a pledge under oath while she is still living at her father’s home, 4and her father hears of the vow or pledge and does not object to it, then all her vows and pledges will stand.
Read all of Numbers 30Numbers 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 21:2Then the people of Israel made this vow to the Lord: “If you will hand these people over to us, we will completely destroy all their towns.”
- Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made this vow: “If God will indeed be with me and protect me on this journey, and if he will provide me with food and clothing,
- Leviticus 27:2“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate someone to the Lord by paying the value of that person,
- Deuteronomy 23:21“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, be prompt in fulfilling whatever you promised him. For the Lord your God demands that you promptly fulfill all your vows, or you will be guilty of sin.
- Judges 11:11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their ruler and commander of the army. At Mizpah, in the presence of the Lord, Jephthah repeated what he had said to the elders.
- Psalms 15:3Those who refuse to gossip or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends.
- Psalms 56:12I will fulfill my vows to you, O God, and will offer a sacrifice of thanks for your help.
- Psalms 76:11Make vows to the Lord your God, and keep them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One.
- Psalms 119:106I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations.
- Proverbs 20:25Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God and only later counting the cost.
- Exodus 20:7“You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God. The Lord will not let you go unpunished if you misuse his name.
- Leviticus 5:4“Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.
- Matthew 5:33“You have also heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not break your vows; you must carry out the vows you make to the Lord.’
- Matthew 14:7so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.
- Acts 23:12The next morning a group of Jews got together and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- 2 Corinthians 1:23Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn’t return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke.
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
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