Numbers 30
King James Version
30 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded.
2 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.
3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;
4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
5 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.
6 And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
7 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her.
9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
11 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard them; then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the Lord shall forgive her.
13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which are upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them.
15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.
16 These are the statutes, which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father's house.
Numbers 30
English Standard Version
Men and Vows
30 Moses spoke to (A)the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, “This is what the Lord has commanded. 2 (B)If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or (C)swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. (D)He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
Women and Vows
3 “If a woman vows a vow to the Lord and binds herself by a pledge, while within her father's house in her youth, 4 and her father hears of her vow and of her pledge by which she has bound herself and says nothing to her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she has bound herself shall stand. 5 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.
6 “If she marries a husband, while under her (E)vows or any thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she has bound herself, 7 and her husband hears of it and says nothing to her on the day that he hears, then her vows shall stand, and her pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. 8 But if, on the day that her husband comes to hear of it, he opposes her, then he makes void her (F)vow that was on her, and the thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she bound herself. (G)And the Lord will forgive her. 9 (But any vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, anything by which she has bound herself, shall stand against her.) 10 And if she vowed in her husband's house or bound herself by a pledge with an oath, 11 and her husband heard of it and said nothing to her and did not oppose her, then all her vows shall stand, and every pledge by which she bound herself shall stand. 12 But if her husband makes them null and void on the day that he hears them, then whatever proceeds out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning her pledge of herself shall not stand. Her husband has made them void, and (H)the Lord will forgive her. 13 Any vow and any binding oath to afflict herself,[a] her husband may establish,[b] or her husband may make void. 14 But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows or all her pledges that are upon her. He has established them, because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard of them. 15 But if he makes them null and void after he has heard of them, then (I)he shall bear her iniquity.”
16 These are the statutes that the Lord commanded Moses about a man and his wife and about a father and his daughter while she is in her youth within her father's house.
Footnotes
- Numbers 30:13 Or to fast
- Numbers 30:13 Or may allow to stand
4 Mosebok 30
Svenska 1917
30 Och Mose sade detta till Israels barn, alldeles såsom HERREN hade bjudit honom. Fjärde Mosebok (Numeri), 30 Kapitlet Lagar om löften.
2 Och Mose talade till Israels barns stamhövdingar och sade: Detta är vad HERREN har bjudit:
3 om någon gör ett löfte åt HERREN, eller svär en ed genom vilken han förbinder sig till återhållsamhet i något stycke, så skall han icke sedan bryta sitt ord; han skall i alla stycken göra vad hans mun har talat.
4 Och om en kvinna, medan hon vistas i sin faders hus och ännu är ung, gör ett löfte åt HERREN och förbinder sig till återhållsamhet i något stycke,
5 och hennes fader hör hennes löfte och huru hon förbinder sig till återhållsamhet, och hennes fader icke säger något till henne därom, så skola alla hennes löften hava gällande kraft, och alla hennes förbindelser till återhållsamhet skola hava gällande kraft.
6 Men om hennes fader samma dag han hör det säger nej därtill, då skola hennes löften och hennes förbindelser till återhållsamhet alla vara utan gällande kraft; och HERREN skall förlåta henne, eftersom hennes fader sade nej till henne.
7 Och om hon bliver gift, och löften då vila på henne, eller något obetänksamt ord från hennes läppar, varmed hon har bundit sig,
8 och hennes man får höra därom, men icke säger något till henne därom samma dag han hör det, så skola hennes löften hava gällande kraft, och hennes förbindelser till återhållsamhet skola hava gällande kraft.
9 Men om hennes man samma dag han får höra det säger nej därtill, då upphäver han därmed hennes givna löfte och det obetänksamma ord från hennes läppar, varmed hon har bundit sig; och HERREN skall förlåta henne det.
10 Men en änkas eller en förskjuten hustrus löfte skall hava gällande kraft för henne, vartill hon än må hava förbundit sig.
11 Och om en kvinna i sin mans hus gör ett löfte, eller med ed förbinder sig till återhållsamhet i något stycke,
12 och hennes man hör det, men icke säger något till henne därom -- icke säger nej till henne -- så skola alla hennes löften hava gällande kraft, och alla hennes förbindelser till återhållsamhet skola hava gällande kraft.
13 Men om hennes man upphäver dem samma dag han hör dem, då skall allt som hennes läppar hava talat vara utan gällande kraft, det må nu vara löften eller någon förbindelse till återhållsamhet; hennes man har upphävt dem, därför skall HERREN förlåta henne.
14 Åt alla hennes löften och åt alla hennes edliga förbindelser till att späka sig kan hennes man giva gällande kraft, och hennes man kan ock upphäva dem.
15 Men om hennes man icke före påföljande dags ingång säger någonting till henne därom, så giver han gällande kraft åt alla hennes löften och åt alla de förbindelser till återhållsamhet, som vila på henne; han giver dem gällande kraft därigenom att han icke säger något till henne därom samma dag han hör dem.
16 Men om han upphäver dem först någon tid efter det han har hört dem, då kommer han att bära på hennes missgärning.
17 Dessa äro de stadgar som HERREN av Mose angående förhållandet mellan en man och hans hustru, och angående förhållandet mellan en fader och hans dotter, medan denna ännu är ung och vistas i sin faders hus.
Numbers 30
GOD’S WORD Translation
Teachings about Vows
30 [a]Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the Lord has commanded ⌞about vows⌟: 2 If a man makes a vow to the Lord that he will do something or swears an oath that he won’t do something, he must not break his word. He must do everything he said he would do.
3 “A young girl, who still lives in her father’s house, might make a vow to the Lord that she will do something or swear an oath that she won’t do something. 4 If her father says nothing to her when he hears about it, her vow or oath must be kept. 5 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.
6 “An unmarried woman might make a vow that she will do something or carelessly promise that she won’t do something. When she marries, 7 her husband may hear about it but say nothing to her. Then her vow or oath must be kept. 8 But if her husband objects when he hears about it, he can cancel the vow or promise she made. The Lord will free her ⌞from this vow or promise⌟.
9 “But a widow or a divorced woman must keep her vow or her promise.
10 “A married woman might make a vow that she will do something or swear an oath that she won’t do something. 11 Her husband may hear about it but may say nothing and not object. Then her vow or oath must be kept. 12 But if her husband cancels it when he hears about it, nothing she said in her vow or oath has to be kept. Her husband has canceled it, and the Lord will free her ⌞from this vow or oath⌟.
13 “A husband decides whether or not his wife has to keep any vow to do something or any oath to do without something. 14 If he says nothing to her about it day after day, this means he’s decided that she must keep her vow or oath. She must keep it because he said nothing to her when he heard about it. 15 But if he cancels it later, he will suffer the consequences.”
16 These are the laws the Lord gave Moses for husbands and wives, and for fathers with young daughters still living at home.
Footnotes
- 30:1 Numbers 30:1–16 in English Bibles is Numbers 30:2–17 in the Hebrew Bible.
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