"Ifa manmakesa vowto the LORD,ortakesan oathto bindhimselfwith a bindingobligation,he shall not violatehis word;he shall doaccording to allthat proceedsout of his mouth.
"You will prayto Him, and He will hearyou; And you will payyour vows.
I shall paymy vowsto the LORD,Oh[may it be] in the presenceof allHis people.
I shall paymy vowsto the LORD,Oh[may it be] in the presenceof allHis people,
I have swornand I will confirmit, That I will keepYour righteousordinances.
He does not slanderwith his tongue,Nordoesevilto his neighbor,Nortakesup a reproachagainsthis friend;
From You [comes] my praisein the greatassembly;I shall paymy vowsbeforethose who fearHim.
"Offerto Goda sacrificeof thanksgivingAnd payyour vowsto the MostHigh;
He has putforthhis handsagainst those whowere at peacewith him; He has violatedhis covenant.
Your vowsare [binding] upon me, O God;I will renderthankofferingsto You.
Makevowsto the LORDyour Godand fulfill[them]; Let allwho are aroundHim bringgiftsto Him whois to be feared.
"You shall not takethe nameof the LORDyour Godin vain,for the LORDwill not leavehim unpunishedwhotakesHis namein vain.
It is a trapfor a manto sayrashly,"It is holy!"And afterthe vowsto makeinquiry.
Orifa personswearsthoughtlesslywith his lipsto doevilorto dogood,in whatevermatter a manmay speakthoughtlesslywith an oath,and it is hiddenfrom him, and then he comes to know[it], he will be guiltyin oneof these.
Behold,on the mountainsthe feetof him who bringsgood news,Who announcespeace!Celebrateyour feasts,O Judah;Payyour vows.For neveragainwill the wickedone passthrough you; He is cutoffcompletely.
So Israelmadea vowto the LORDand said,"IfYou will indeeddeliverthispeopleinto my hand,then I will utterlydestroytheir cities."
"However, ifshe vowedin her husband'shouse,orboundherselfby an obligationwith an oath,
"Buildyourselves citiesfor your littleones,and sheepfoldsfor your sheep,and dowhat you have promised."
"Woeto you, blindguides,who say,Whoeverswearsby the temple,[that] is nothing;but whoeverswearsby the goldof the templeis obligated.'
"And, 'Whoeverswearsby the altar,[that] is nothing,but whoeverswearsby the offeringon it, he is obligated.'
When it was day,the Jewsformed a conspiracyand boundthemselvesunder an oath,sayingthat they would neithereatnordrinkuntilthey had killedPaul.
They cameto the chief priestsand the eldersand said,"We have boundourselvesundera solemnoathto tastenothinguntilwe have killedPaul.
"Sodo not listento them, for morethan fortyof them are lying in waitfor him whohave boundthemselvesunder a cursenot to eatordrinkuntilthey slayhim; and nowthey are readyand waitingfor the promisefrom you."
But I callGodas witnessto my soul,that to spareyou I did not comeagainto Corinth.
Then Jephthahwentwith the eldersof Gilead,and the peoplemadehim headand chiefoverthem; and Jephthahspokeallhis wordsbeforethe LORDat Mizpah.
At the endof twomonthsshe returnedto her father,who didto her according to the vowwhichhe had made;and she hadnorelationswith a man.Thus it becamea customin Israel,
