"But ifon the dayher husbandhears[of it], he forbidsher, then he shall annulher vowwhichshe is underand the rashstatementof her lipsby whichshe has boundherself;and the LORDwill forgiveher.
To the womanHe said,"I will greatlymultiplyYour painin childbirth,In painyou will bringforthchildren;Yet your desirewill be for your husband,And he will ruleover you."
"And," [said the women], "whenwe were burningsacrificesto the queenof heavenand were pouringout drinkofferingsto her, was it withoutour husbandsthat we madefor her [sacrificial] cakesin her imageand pouredout drinkofferingsto her?"
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.
"But ifher fathershould forbidher on the dayhe hears[of it], noneof her vowsor her obligationsby whichshe has boundherselfshall stand;and the LORDwill forgiveher becauseher fatherhad forbiddenher.
and her husbandhearsof it and saysnothingto her on the dayhe hears[it], then her vowsshall standand her obligationsby whichshe has boundherselfshall stand.
"But the vowof a widowor of a divorcedwoman, everythingby whichshe has boundherself,shall standagainsther.
The womenare to keep silentin the churches;for they are not permittedto speak,but are to subjectthemselves, justas the Lawalsosays.
The wifedoes not haveauthority overher ownbody,but the husband[does]; and likewisealsothe husbanddoes not have authority overhis ownbody,but the wife[does].
Elkanahher husbandsaidto her, "Dowhatseems bestto you. Remainuntilyou have weanedhim; onlymay the LORDconfirmHis word."So the womanremainedand nursedher sonuntilshe weanedhim.
