“But a widow or a divorced woman must keep her vow or her promise.
You should never marry prostitutes, those who have lost their virginity, or divorced women because a priest is God’s holy man.
“A married woman might make a vow that she will do something or swear an oath that she won’t do something.
But if her husband objects when he hears about it, he can cancel the vow or promise she made. The Lord will free her ⌞from this vow or promise⌟.
and she had been a widow for 84 years. Anna never left the temple courtyard but worshiped day and night by fasting and praying.
For example, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, that marriage law is no longer in effect for her.
She might marry another man after she leaves his house.
