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Vows Made by Married Women

“And if she marries a husband while under a vow,[a] or she uttered anything impulsively[b] by which she has pledged herself,

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  1. Numbers 30:6 tn Heb “and her vows are upon her.” It may be that the woman gets married while her vows are still unfulfilled.
  2. Numbers 30:6 tn The Hebrew text indicates that this would be some impetuous vow that she uttered with her lips, a vow that her husband, whether new or existing, would not approve of. Several translate it “a binding obligation rashly uttered.”