^20 (A)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If ^(B)God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me ^(C)bread to eat and clothing to put on,

² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: ^(A)‘When any one of you brings an offering to the Lord, you shall bring your offering of the livestock—of the herd and of the flock.

^21 (A)“When you make a vow to the Lord your God, you shall not delay to pay it; for the Lord your God will surely require it of you, and it would be sin to you. ²² But if you abstain from vowing, it shall not be sin to you. ^23 (B)That which has gone from your lips you shall keep and perform, for you voluntarily vowed to the Lord your God what you have promised with your mouth.