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The LORD will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them. <a href="/esv/numbers/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/numbers/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her. <a href="/kjv/numbers/30.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/30.htm">New King James Version</a> 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. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But if her father expresses disapproval to her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations under which she has put herself shall remain valid; and the LORD will forgive her because her father has expressed disapproval to her. <a href="/nasb/numbers/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220But if her father should forbid her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her because her father had forbidden her. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “But if her father should forbid her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her because her father had forbidden her. <a href="/lsb/numbers/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But if her father should forbid her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations by which she has bound herself shall stand; and Yahweh will pardon her because her father had forbidden her. <a href="/amp/numbers/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But if her father disapproves of her [making her vow] on the day that he hears about it, none of her vows or her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her because her father has disapproved of her [making the vow]. <a href="/csb/numbers/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, none of her vows and none of the obligations she put herself under are binding. The LORD will release her because her father has prohibited her. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, none of her vows and none of the obligations she put herself under are binding. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.&#8221 <a href="/asv/numbers/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and Jehovah will forgive her, because her father disallowed her. <a href="/cev/numbers/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But if he hears about it and objects, then she no longer has to keep her promise. The LORD will forgive her, because her father did not agree with the promise. <a href="/erv/numbers/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; none 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. <a href="/gwt/numbers/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> But if her father objects when he hears about it, her vow or oath doesn't have to be kept. The LORD will free her [from this vow or oath] because her father objected. <a href="/gnt/numbers/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> But if her father forbids her to fulfill the vow when he hears about it, she is not required to keep it. The LORD will forgive her, because her father refused to let her keep it. <a href="/isv/numbers/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> But if her father disallows her on the same day that he hears what she has said, then all her vows and every obligation she had pledged herself to fulfill are not to stand. The LORD will forgive her, because her father has forbidden her." <a href="/msb/numbers/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her. <a href="/net/numbers/30.htm">NET Bible</a> But if her father overrules her when he hears about it, then none of her vows or her obligations which she has pledged for herself will stand. And the LORD will release her from it, because her father overruled her. <a href="/nheb/numbers/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But if her father disallow her in the day that he hears, none of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD will forgive her, because her father disallowed her. <a href="/wbt/numbers/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But if her father shall disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows or of her bonds with which she hath bound her soul shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. <a href="/web/numbers/30.htm">World English Bible</a> But if her father forbids her in the day that he hears, none of her vows or of her pledges with which she has bound her soul, shall stand. Yahweh will forgive her, because her father has forbidden her. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And if her father has disallowed her in the day of his hearing, none of her vows and her bonds which she has bound on her soul are established, and YHWH is propitious to her, for her father has disallowed her. <a href="/ylt/numbers/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And if her father hath disallowed her in the day of his hearing, none of her vows and her bonds which she hath bound on her soul is established, and Jehovah is propitious to her, for her father hath disallowed her. <a href="/slt/numbers/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if her father refused her in the day of his hearing, all her vows and all her bindings which she bound upon her soul, it shall not stand; and Jehovah will forgive her, for her father refused her.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But if her father, immediately as soon as he heard it, gainsaid it, both her vows and her oaths shall be void, neither shall she be bound to what she promised, because her father hath gainsaid it. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 30:6> But if her father, as soon as he had heard it, had contradicted it, both her vows and her oaths shall be nullified, neither shall she be held liable to the promise, because her father had contradicted it. <a href="/nabre/numbers/30.htm">New American Bible</a> But if on the day he learns of it her father opposes her, then any vow or any pledge to which she bound herself becomes invalid; and the LORD will release her from it, since her father opposed her. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But if her father expresses disapproval to her at the time that he hears of it, no vow of hers, and no pledge by which she has bound herself, shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her, because her father had expressed to her his disapproval.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But if her father shall make them void in the day that he hears of all the vows and all the bonds by which she has bound herself, then they shall not stand; and the LORD shall forgive her because her father had declared them void. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And if her father would nullify them in the day when he hears all the vows and all the bonds that she bound on herself, they shall not be confirmed and LORD JEHOVAH shall forgive her because her father nullified them.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand; and the LORD will forgive her, because her father disallowed her. <a href="/sep/numbers/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But if her father straitly forbid her in the day in which he shall hear all her vows and her obligations, which she has contracted upon her soul, they shall not stand; and the Lord shall hold her guiltless, because her father forbade her. <a href="/parallel/numbers/30-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=9304" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/30.htm">Laws Concerning Vows</a> …4and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. 5<a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: wə·’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">But if</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">her father</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5106.htm" title="5106: hê·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To hinder, restrain, frustrate. A primitive root; to refuse, forbid, dissuade, or neutralize.">prohibits her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šā·mə·‘ōw (V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">he hears</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">about it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">then none</a> <a href="/hebrew/5088.htm" title="5088: nə·ḏā·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A vow. Or neder; from nadar; a promise; also a thing promised.">of the vows</a> <a href="/hebrew/632.htm" title="632: we·’ĕ·sā·re·hā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A bond, binding obligation. Or riccar; from 'acar; an obligation or vow.">or pledges</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">by which</a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: ’ā·sə·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">she has bound</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">herself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: yā·qūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">shall stand.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5545.htm" title="5545: yis·laḥ- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To forgive, pardon. A primitive root; to forgive.">will absolve</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">her father</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5106.htm" title="5106: hê·nî (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To hinder, restrain, frustrate. A primitive root; to refuse, forbid, dissuade, or neutralize.">has prohibited her.</a> 6If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a> Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a> If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth. <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-6</a> When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. / Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? <a href="/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a> Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment. <a href="/leviticus/27-2.htm">Leviticus 27:2-8</a> “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons, / if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. / Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. ... <a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-40</a> Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” / So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand. ... <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a> who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, <a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Matthew 15:4-6</a> For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ / he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. <a href="/mark/7-10.htm">Mark 7:10-13</a> For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), / he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother. ... <a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a> And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” <a href="/1_samuel/1-21.htm">1 Samuel 1:21-23</a> Then Elkanah and all his house went up to make the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow, / but Hannah did not go. “After the boy is weaned,” she said to her husband, “I will take him to appear before the LORD and to stay there permanently.” / “Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.” So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him. <a href="/acts/5-1.htm">Acts 5:1-4</a> Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ... <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-9</a> and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” / The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?” ... <a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20-22</a> Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear, / so that I may return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God. / And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.” <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-16</a> To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. / To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But if her father disallow her in the day that he hears; not any of her vows, or of her bonds with which she has bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.<a href="/hosea/6-6.htm">Hosea 6:6</a> For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.<a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Matthew 15:4-6</a> For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death… <a href="/mark/7-10.htm">Mark 7:10-13</a> For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Bonds</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/numbers/30-11.htm">Disallow</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">Disallowed</a> <a href="/1_timothy/5-12.htm">Disapproval</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Expresses</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Hers</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/numbers/30-3.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Obligated</a> <a href="/numbers/18-5.htm">Obligations</a> <a href="/exodus/15-7.htm">Opposed</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Pledges</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-20.htm">Propitious</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Release</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Undertakings</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Vow</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Vows</a> <a href="/numbers/30-4.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Bonds</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/numbers/30-8.htm">Disallow</a> <a href="/numbers/30-8.htm">Disallowed</a> <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Disapproval</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Established</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Expresses</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Heareth</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Hears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-15.htm">Hers</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Oaths</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Obligated</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Obligations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Opposed</a> <a href="/numbers/30-10.htm">Pledge</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Pledges</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-25.htm">Propitious</a> <a href="/numbers/30-8.htm">Release</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/numbers/30-7.htm">Undertakings</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Vow</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Vows</a> <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/numbers/31-16.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 30</div>1. <a href="/numbers/30-1.htm">Vows are not to be broken</a> 3. <a href="/numbers/30-3.htm">The exceptions of a maid's vows</a> 6. <a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Of a wife's</a> 9. <a href="/numbers/30-9.htm">Of a widow's or her that is divorced</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This reflects the patriarchal structure of the time, where the father was responsible for the spiritual and physical well-being of his family. The immediacy of "on the day he hears about it" underscores the importance of prompt decision-making in maintaining family order and spiritual integrity. This authority is seen in other parts of Scripture, such as <a href="/genesis/31-19.htm">Genesis 31:19-35</a>, where Laban exercises control over his household gods.then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand Vows were serious commitments made before God, often involving promises or offerings. In the cultural context, a woman's vow could impact her family's resources or obligations. The father's ability to nullify these vows reflects his role as the protector and provider, ensuring that any commitments align with the family's capacity and spiritual direction. This principle of oversight is echoed in the New Testament, where spiritual leaders are called to guide and protect their congregations (<a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17</a>).The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her The absolution by the LORD indicates divine recognition of the father's authority and the importance of family unity. It also shows God's mercy, as the woman is not held accountable for a vow she cannot fulfill due to her father's intervention. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's grace and forgiveness, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Psalm 103:12</a>, where God removes transgressions from His people. The father's prohibition serves as a type of Christ's intercession, where Jesus mediates on behalf of believers, absolving them from the consequences of sin (1 <a href="/john/2.htm">John 2:1</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader of the Israelites who received and communicated God's laws to the people. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, to whom the laws and commandments were given. 3. <a href="/topical/f/father.htm">Father</a> Represents the head of the household with authority over his daughter in the context of vows. 4. <a href="/topical/d/daughter.htm">Daughter</a> A young woman living in her father's house, subject to his authority regarding vows. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The covenant God of Israel, who provides the laws and releases the daughter from her vow if overruled by her father.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authority_and_responsibility.htm">Authority and Responsibility</a> The passage highlights the father's role in protecting his daughter from rash vows, emphasizing the importance of wise and responsible leadership within the family. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_vows.htm">The Sanctity of Vows</a> Vows are serious commitments before God. This passage teaches the importance of considering the implications of our promises and the need for accountability. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_release.htm">God's Provision for Release</a> The provision for release from a vow shows God's understanding and compassion, recognizing human limitations and the need for grace. <a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_spiritual_leadership.htm">Family Dynamics and Spiritual Leadership</a> The passage underscores the importance of spiritual leadership within the family, where the father is called to guide and protect his household in accordance with God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_women_in_biblical_times.htm">The Role of Women in Biblical Times</a> Understanding the cultural context of the time helps us appreciate the protective measures in place for women, while also recognizing the evolving roles and responsibilities in contemporary settings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 30</a> <a href="/q/how_is_divine_justice_shown_in_num_30_5.htm">In Numbers 30:5, how does a father annulling his daughter’s vow reflect consistent divine justice if it removes her personal accountability before God?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_vow_laws_in_ancient_israel.htm">Numbers 30 portrays women's vows as contingent on male approval. Where is the historical or archeological evidence that such laws were regularly enforced in ancient Israel?</a> <a href="/q/oaths__numbers_30_2_vs._matthew_5_34.htm">Should oaths be taken? (Numbers 30:2 vs. Matthew 5:34)</a> <a href="/q/what's_'seeing_through_a_glass_darkly'.htm">What defines a vow of silence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) The Lord shall forgive her--i.e., she would not incur the guilt or punishment which would otherwise have been incurred by neglecting to fulfil the vow which she had made.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - If her father disallow her. It appears from the previous verse that the disallowance must be spoken, and not mental only. If the vow had been made before witnesses, no doubt the father's veto must be pronounced before witnesses also. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/30-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But if וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not her father אָבִ֣יהָ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father prohibits הֵנִ֨יא (hê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5106.htm">Strong's 5106: </a> To refuse, forbid, dissuade, neutralize her on the day בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day he hears שָׁמְעוֹ֒ (šā·mə·‘ōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently about it, כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every none לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no of the vows נְדָרֶ֗יהָ (nə·ḏā·re·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5088.htm">Strong's 5088: </a> A promise, a thing promised or pledges וֶֽאֱסָרֶ֛יהָ (we·’ĕ·sā·re·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_632.htm">Strong's 632: </a> A bond, binding obligation with which she has bound אָסְרָ֥ה (’ā·sə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle herself נַפְשָׁ֖הּ (nap̄·šāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion are binding. יָק֑וּם (yā·qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> To arise, stand up, stand The LORD וַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will absolve יִֽסְלַח־ (yis·laḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5545.htm">Strong's 5545: </a> To forgive, pardon her לָ֔הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> because כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction her father אָבִ֖יהָ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father has prohibited her. הֵנִ֥יא (hê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5106.htm">Strong's 5106: </a> To refuse, forbid, dissuade, neutralize <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/30-5.htm">Numbers 30:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/30-5.htm">OT Law: Numbers 30:5 But if her father disallow her (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/30-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 30:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 30:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/30-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 30:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 30:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>