Numbers 30:6

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“A woman might make a special promise to give something to the Lord and then get married.

Cross References

Psalm 56:12

God, I will keep the special promises I made to you. I will give you my thank offering.

Leviticus 5:4

“You might make a quick promise to do something—it makes no difference if it is bad or good. People make many kinds of quick promises. You might make such a promise and forget it. When you remember your promise, you must pay a fine because you did not keep it.

Numbers 30:5

But if her father hears about the promise and does not agree, she is free from her promise. She does not have to do what she promised. Her father stopped her, so the Lord will forgive her.

Numbers 30:7

If the husband hears about the promise and does not object, the woman must do what she promised.

1 Samuel 1:11

She made a special promise to God and said, “Lord All-Powerful, you can see how sad I am. Remember me. Don’t forget me. If you will give me a son, I will give him to you. He will be yours his whole life, and as a Nazirite, he will not drink wine or strong drink, and no one will ever cut his hair.”

Jeremiah 44:19

Then the women spoke up and said to Jeremiah, “Our husbands knew what we were doing. We had their permission to make sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven. We had their permission to pour out drink offerings to her. Our husbands also knew that we were making cakes that looked like her.”