Numbers

Numbers 30:3–8

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. ⁵But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.

⁶If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself, ⁷and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. ⁸But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.

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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

Numbers 30:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
her father	אָבִ֣יהָ	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
prohibits her	הֵנִ֨יא	hê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5106 hinder, restrain, frustrate
on the day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
he hears	שָׁמְעוֹ֒	šā·mə·‘ōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
about it	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
then none	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
of the vows	נְדָרֶ֗יהָ	nə·ḏā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5088 vow
or pledges	וֶֽאֱסָרֶ֛יהָ	we·’ĕ·sā·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine 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	יָק֑וּם	yā·qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
The LORD	וַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will absolve	יִֽסְלַח־	yis·laḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5545 forgive, pardon
her	לָ֔הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
her father	אָבִ֖יהָ	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
has prohibited her	הֵנִ֥יא	hê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5106 hinder, restrain, frustrate

Numbers 30:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
a woman marries	הָי֤וֹ	hā·yōw	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
while under a vow	וּנְדָרֶ֖יהָ	ū·nə·ḏā·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5088 vow
or	א֚וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
rash promise	מִבְטָ֣א	miḇ·ṭā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4008 rash utterance
by which	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
she	נַפְשָֽׁהּ׃	nap̄·šāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
has bound	אָסְרָ֖ה	’ā·sə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
herself	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height

Numbers 30:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and her husband	אִישָׁ֛הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
hears of it	וְשָׁמַ֥ע	wə·šā·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
but says nothing	וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁ	wə·he·ḥĕ·rîš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
to her	לָ֑הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
on that day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
then the vows	נְדָרֶ֗יהָ	nə·ḏā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5088 vow
or pledges	וֶֽאֱסָרֶ֛הָ	we·’ĕ·sā·re·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H632 bond, binding obligation
by which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
she	נַפְשָׁ֖הּ	nap̄·šāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
has bound	אָסְרָ֥ה	’ā·sə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
herself	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
shall stand	יָקֻֽמוּ׃	yā·qu·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand

Numbers 30:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְ֠אִם	wə·’im	Conjunction	H518 if
her husband	אִישָׁהּ֮	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
prohibits	יָנִ֣יא	yā·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5106 hinder, restrain, frustrate
her	אוֹתָהּ֒	’ō·w·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
when	בְּי֨וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
he hears of it	שְׁמֹ֣עַ	šə·mō·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8085 hear
he nullifies	וְהֵפֵ֗ר	wə·hê·p̄êr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6565 break, frustrate
the vow	נִדְרָהּ֙	niḏ·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5088 vow
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
binds her	עָלֶ֔יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
or the rash promise	מִבְטָ֣א	miḇ·ṭā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4008 rash utterance
she	נַפְשָׁ֑הּ	nap̄·šāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
has made	אָסְרָ֖ה	’ā·sə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
and the LORD	וַיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will absolve	יִֽסְלַֽח־	yis·laḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5545 forgive, pardon
her	לָֽהּ׃	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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Numbers 30:5 Ephesians 6:1 · Matthew 15:4–6 · Mark 7:10–13

Numbers 30:6 Psalm 56:12

Numbers 30:8 Genesis 3:16

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