Numbers
Numbers 30:3–4
3And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge, 4and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
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Numbers 30:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And if | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a woman | וְאִשָּׁ֕ה | wə·’iš·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| in her father’s | אָבִ֖יהָ | ’ā·ḇî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| house | בְּבֵ֥ית | bə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| during her youth | בִּנְעֻרֶֽיהָ׃ | bin·‘u·re·hā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| makes | תִדֹּ֥ר | ṯid·dōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5087 vow |
| a vow | נֶ֖דֶר | ne·ḏer | Noun - masculine singular | H5088 vow |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| or obligates herself | וְאָסְרָ֥ה | wə·’ā·sə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H631 tie, bind, imprison |
| by a pledge | אִסָּ֛ר | ’is·sār | Noun - masculine singular | H632 bond, binding obligation |
Numbers 30:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and her father | אָבִ֜יהָ | ’ā·ḇî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| hears about | וְשָׁמַ֨ע | wə·šā·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| her vow | נִדְרָ֗הּ | niḏ·rāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5088 vow |
| or pledge | וֶֽאֱסָרָהּ֙ | we·’ĕ·sā·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H632 bond, binding obligation |
| says nothing | וְהֶחֱרִ֥ישׁ | wə·he·ḥĕ·rîš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| to her | לָ֖הּ | lāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| then all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the vows | נְדָרֶ֔יהָ | nə·ḏā·re·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5088 vow |
| or | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| pledges | אִסָּ֛ר | ’is·sār | Noun - masculine singular | H632 bond, binding obligation |
| by which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| she has bound | אָסְרָ֥ה | ’ā·sə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H631 tie, bind, imprison |
| herself | נַפְשָׁ֖הּ | nap̄·šāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| shall stand | וְקָ֙מוּ֙ | wə·qā·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.