¹¹ And she made a vow,^(A) saying, “Lord Almighty^(B), if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember^(C) me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life,^(D) and no razor^(E) will ever be used on his head.”

³⁵ When he saw her, he tore his clothes^(A) and cried, “Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me down and I am devastated. I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.^(B)”

³⁶ “My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised,^(C) now that the Lord has avenged you^(D) of your enemies,^(E) the Ammonites.

¹² But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand.^(A) Her husband has nullified them, and the Lord will release her.

⁸ But if her husband^(A) forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.^(B)

² When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.^(A)

³ Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,^(A) who answered me in the day of my distress^(B) and who has been with me wherever I have gone.^(C)”