Numbers 30:9

Easy To Read Version

“A widow [363] or a divorced woman might make a special promise. If she does, then she must do exactly what she promised.

Cross References

Leviticus 21:7

“A priest serves God in a special way. So a priest must not marry a woman who had sexual relations with some other man. A priest must not marry a prostitute [375] or a divorced woman.

Numbers 30:10

A married woman might make a promise to give something to the Lord.

Numbers 30:8

But if the husband hears about the promise and refuses to let her keep her promise, then the wife does not have to do the thing she promised. Her husband broke the promise—he did not let her do the thing she said. So the Lord will forgive her.

Luke 2:37

Then her husband died and she lived alone. She was now 84 years old. Anna was always at the temple; she never left. She worshiped God by fasting {\cf2\super [40]} and praying day and night.

Romans 7:2

\{I will give you an example:\}A woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, then she is made free from the law of marriage.

Deuteronomy 24:2

When she has left his house, she may go and become another man’s wife.