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Numbers 30:1 Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded:
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/30.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/30.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the LORD commands:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/30.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, “This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/30.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, “This is what the LORD has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This <i>is</i> the thing which the LORD hath commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, “This <i>is</i> the thing which the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which the LORD has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which the LORD has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which Yahweh has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of the Israelites, saying, “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses told the leaders of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses told the leaders of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the LORD has commanded: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The LORD told Moses to say to Israel's tribal leaders: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, "This is what the LORD has commanded [about vows]:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Moses gave the following instructions to the leaders of the tribes of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br /> Later, Moses told the elders of the Israeli tribes, "This is what the LORD has commanded: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, ?This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses told the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites, "This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses speaks to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This [is] the thing which YHWH has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses speaketh unto the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, 'This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will speak to the heads of the tribes to the sons of Israel, saying, This the word which Jehovah commanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he said to the princes of the tribes of the children of Israel: This is the word that the Lord hath commanded: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:2> And he said to the leaders of the tribes of the sons of Israel: “This is the word, which the Lord has instructed:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses said to the heads of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of the Israelites: This is what the LORD has commanded.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND Moses spoke to the chiefs of the tribes of the children of Israel and said to them, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe spoke with the Leaders of the tribes of the children of Israel and said to them: “This is the word that LORD JEHOVAH commanded:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses spoke unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying: This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This <i>is</i> the thing which the Lord has commanded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/30-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=9269" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/30.htm">Laws Concerning Vows</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Then Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê (N-mpc) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">to the heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/4294.htm" title="4294: ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- Or mattah; from natah; a branch; figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising, ruling, throwing, or walking.">of the tribes</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: liḇ·nê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: zeh (Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">“This</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·dā·ḇār (Art:: N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></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.">is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (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/6680.htm" title="6680: ṣiw·wāh (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order. A primitive root; to constitute, enjoin.">has commanded:</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-31</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a></span><br />who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/27-2.htm">Leviticus 27:2-8</a></span><br />“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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a></span><br />Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-20.htm">Genesis 28:20-22</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-9.htm">Jonah 2:9</a></span><br />But I, with the voice of thanksgiving, will sacrifice to You. I will fulfill what I have vowed. Salvation is from the LORD!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-25.htm">Proverbs 20:25</a></span><br />It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-23.htm">Acts 21:23-24</a></span><br />Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. / Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-24.htm">1 Samuel 14:24-28</a></span><br />Now the men of Israel were in distress that day, for Saul had placed the troops under an oath, saying, “Cursed is the man who eats any food before evening, before I have taken vengeance on my enemies.” So none of the troops tasted any food. / Then all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground. / And when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-16.htm">Matthew 23:16-22</a></span><br />Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’ / You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred? / And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/1-4.htm">Numbers 1:4-16</a></b></br> And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/7-2.htm">Numbers 7:2</a></b></br> That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who <i>were</i> the princes of the tribes, and were over them that were numbered, offered:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/34-17.htm">Numbers 34:17-28</a></b></br> These <i>are</i> the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/29-40.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/29-40.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/18-3.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/numbers/25-4.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/numbers/29-40.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/27-20.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/28-1.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/numbers/26-55.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/numbers/27-21.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/numbers/30-16.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/numbers/32-25.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/numbers/31-26.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/numbers/31-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/33-2.htm">Order</a> <a href="/numbers/31-1.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/numbers/31-4.htm">Tribes</a> <a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 30</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/30-1.htm">Vows are not to be broken</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/30-3.htm">The exceptions of a maid's vows</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/30-6.htm">Of a wife's</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/30-9.htm">Of a widow's or her that is divorced</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/30.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/30.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel,</b><br>Moses, as the leader and prophet of Israel, often communicated God's laws and commands to the people. Here, he addresses the "heads of the tribes," indicating a structured leadership within the Israelite community. This reflects the organizational system established by God through Moses, as seen in <a href="/exodus/18.htm">Exodus 18</a> when Jethro advised Moses to appoint leaders over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. The heads of the tribes were responsible for conveying God's commands to their respective tribes, ensuring that the entire nation adhered to the covenant. This hierarchical structure is significant in maintaining order and accountability among the Israelites.<p><b>“This is what the LORD has commanded:</b><br>The phrase underscores the divine origin of the instructions that follow. It emphasizes that the commands are not from Moses himself but from the LORD, the covenant God of Israel. This divine authority is crucial, as it demands obedience from the Israelites. The use of "commanded" indicates a non-negotiable directive, reflecting the covenant relationship where God sets the terms. This is consistent with the broader biblical narrative where God's commands are given for the well-being and holiness of His people, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-24.htm">Deuteronomy 6:24</a>. The emphasis on divine command also prefigures the authority of Christ, who speaks with the authority of God in the New Testament, as seen in <a href="/matthew/7-29.htm">Matthew 7:29</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His laws and commandments to the people. In this context, Moses is acting as the mediator between God and the Israelites, conveying God's commands.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/heads_of_the_tribes_of_israel.htm">Heads of the Tribes of Israel</a></b><br>These are the leaders or chiefs of the twelve tribes of Israel. They hold positions of authority and are responsible for communicating and enforcing God's laws within their respective tribes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who gives commandments and laws to His people through Moses. This verse emphasizes the divine origin of the instructions that follow.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, consisting of the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob. They are the recipients of God's laws and are expected to live according to His commandments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/commandment.htm">Commandment</a></b><br>The specific instructions or laws given by God to His people. In this context, it refers to the laws concerning vows and oaths, which are detailed in the subsequent verses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders are responsible for communicating God's commands to the people. This highlights the importance of godly leadership and the need for leaders to be faithful in their duties.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_vows.htm">The Seriousness of Vows</a></b><br>Making vows or promises to God is a serious matter. Believers should be cautious and thoughtful before making commitments, ensuring they are willing and able to fulfill them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_authority.htm">Divine Authority</a></b><br>The commandments come from the LORD, underscoring the divine authority behind the laws. Believers are called to respect and obey God's commands as they are not merely human traditions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_speech.htm">Integrity in Speech</a></b><br>The principle of being truthful and reliable in one's words is a timeless teaching. Christians are encouraged to be people of their word, reflecting God's faithfulness in their own lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_a_famine_in_david's_reign.htm">Why was there a famine during David's reign?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_i_show_mercy.htm">Why is Dan excluded from Revelation's 144,000 list?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_benjamin's_tallies_differ.htm">1 Chronicles 7:6-11 - Why do these tribal tallies for Benjamin differ from similar counts in Numbers and other books?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes.</span> The regulations here laid down about vows follow with a certain propriety upon those concerning the ordinary routine of sacrifices (see verse 39 of last chapter), but we cannot conclude with any assurance that they were actually given at this particular period. It would appear upon the lace of it that we have in <a href="/leviticus/27.htm">Leviticus 27</a>, and in this chapter two fragments of Mosaic legislation dealing with the same subject, but, for some reason which it is useless to attempt to discover, widely separated in the inspired record. Nor does there seem to be any valid reason for explaining away the apparently fragmentary and dislocated character of these two sections (see the Introduction). The statement, peculiar to this passage, that these instructions were issued to the "heads of the tribes" itself serves to differentiate it from all the rest of the "statutes" given by Moses, and suggests that this chapter was inserted either by some other hand or from a different source. There is no reason whatever for supposing that the "heads of the tribes" were more interested in these particular regulations than in many others which concerned the social life of the people (such as that treated of in <a href="/numbers/5-5.htm">Numbers 5:5-31</a>) which were declared in the ordinary way unto "the children of Israel" at large. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/30-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the heads</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאשֵׁ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the tribes</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמַּטּ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ham·maṭ·ṭō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4294.htm">Strong's 4294: </a> </span><span class="str2">A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This</span><br /><span class="heb">זֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is what</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has commanded:</span><br /><span class="heb">צִוָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣiw·wāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6680.htm">Strong's 6680: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/30-1.htm">Numbers 30:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/30-1.htm">OT Law: Numbers 30:1 Moses spoke to the heads (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/29-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 29:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 29:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/30-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 30:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 30:2" /></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>