1 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.

2If 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.

3If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth;

4And 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.

5But 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.

6And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

7And 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.

8But 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.

9But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

10And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;

11And 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.

12But 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.

13Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

14But 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.

15But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.

16These 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.

1 And Moses spake vnto the heads of the tribes, concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded.

2If a man vowe a vow vnto the Lord, or sweare an othe to bind his soule with a bond: he shall not breake his word, hee shall doe according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

3If a woman also vow a vow vnto the Lord, and binde her selfe by a bond, being in her fathers house in her youth;

4And her father heare her vow, and her bond wherewith shee hath bound her soule, and her father shall holde his peace at her: then all her vowes shall stand, and euery bond wherewith shee hath bound her soule, shall stand.

5But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vowes or of her bonds, wherewith she hath bound her soule, shall stand: and the Lord shall forgiue her, because her father disallowed her.

6And if she had at all an husband when she vowed, or vttered ought out of her lips, wherewith shee bound her soule,

7And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that hee heard it: then her vowes shall stand, and her bonds wherewith shee bound her soule, shall stand.

8But if her husband disallowe her on the day that he heard it, then he shall make her vowe which she vowed, and that which she vttered with her lippes wherewith shee bound her soule, of none effect, and the Lord shall forgiue her.

9But euery vow of a widow, and of her that is diuorced, wherewith they haue bound their soules, shall stand against her.

10And if she vowed in her husbands house, or bound her soule by a bond with an oath;

11And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her, and disallowed her not: then all her vowes shall stand, and euery bond wherewith shee bound her soule, shall stand.

12But if her husband hath vtterly made them voyd on the day hee heard them: then whatsoeuer proceeded out of her lips concerning her vowes, or concerning the bond of her soule, shall not stand: her husband hath made them voyd, and the Lord shal forgiue her.

13Euery vow, and euery binding othe to afflict the soule, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it voyd.

14But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her, from day to day, then he establisheth all her vowes, or all her bonds which are vpon her: hee confirmeth them, because hee held his peace at her, in the day that hee heard them.

15But if hee shall any wayes make them voyd after that he hath heard them, then he shall beare her iniquitie.

16These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses betweene a man and his wife, betweene the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth, in her fathers house.

I == Num 1:4 , 16 7:2

 

 

II == Lev 5:4 ; 27:2 ; Deut 23:21 ; Judg 11:30 , 35 ; Job 22:27 ; Ps 22:25 ; 50:14 ; 55:20 ; 66:13-14 ; 116:14 ,18 ; Eccl 5:4 ; Matt 14:9 ; Acts 23:14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VI == Ps 56:12

 

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == Gen 3:16

1 Moses then gave the Israelites these instructions, just as the LORD had ordered him.

2 Moses said to the heads of the Israelite tribes, "This is what the LORD has commanded:

3 When a man makes a vow to the LORD or binds himself under oath to a pledge of abstinence, he shall not violate his word, but must fulfill exactly the promise he has uttered.

4 "When a woman, while still a maiden in her father's house, makes a vow to the LORD, or binds herself to a pledge,

5 if her father learns of her vow or the pledge to which she bound herself and says nothing to her about it, then any vow or any pledge she has made remains valid.

6 But if on the day he learns of it her father expresses to her his disapproval, then any vow or any pledge she has made becomes null and void; and the LORD releases her from it, since her father has expressed to her his disapproval.

7 "If she marries while under a vow or under a rash pledge to which she bound herself,

8 and her husband learns of it, yet says nothing to her that day about it, then the vow or pledge she had made remains valid.

9 But if on the day he learns of it her husband expresses to her his disapproval, he thereby annuls the vow she had made or the rash pledge to which she had bound herself, and the LORD releases her from it.

10 The vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, or any pledge to which such a woman binds herself, is valid.

11 "If it is in her husband's house that she makes a vow or binds herself under oath to a pledge,

12 and her husband learns of it yet says nothing to express to her his disapproval, then any vow or any pledge she has made remains valid.

13 But if on the day he learns of them her husband annuls them, then whatever she has expressly promised in her vow or in her pledge becomes null and void; since her husband has annulled them, the LORD releases her from them.

14 "Any vow or any pledge that she makes under oath to mortify herself, her husband can either allow to remain valid or render null and void.

15 But if her husband, day after day, says nothing at all to her about them, he thereby allows as valid any vow or any pledge she has made; he has allowed them to remain valid, because on the day he learned of them he said nothing to her about them.

16 If, however, he countermands them some time after he first learned of them, he is responsible for her guilt."

17 These are the statutes which the LORD prescribed through Moses concerning the relationship between a husband and his wife, as well as between a father and his daughter while she is still a maiden in her father's house.

There are various rules for various kinds and circumstances of vows given in Lev. 7:16, 22:18-23; 27:2; Num. 6:2-21; 15:3-8; Deut. 12:11-17; and 23:18-22.
This chapter deals with vows by two classes of people. Verse 2 is simply that if a man vows, he must keep whatever he has said.
The rest of the chapter involves vows made by women.

 

v 3-5. A father can annul a vow of a young daughter in his house, but if he does not do so when he hears of it the vow shall stand. 

 

v 6-8. Similarly, a husband can annul a wife’s vow, but if he does not do so when he hears of it, the vow shall stand.

 

v 9. A widow or divorced woman must keep her vow.

 

v 10-15. A husband can establish or annul any vow of his wife when he hears of it, but if he delays, that is confirmation and he cannot annul it. If he does so, he must bear the iniquity for it. That is, he must bring the appropriate sin offering.

 

v 16. This summarizes the chapter.