God, I made special promises to you.\par And I will do what I promised.\par I will give you my thank offering.\par
Numbers 30:6 - Easy To Read Version “A woman might make a special promise to give something to the Lord and then get married. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And if she is married to a husband while her vows are upon her or she has bound herself by a rash utterance American Standard Version (1901) And if she be married to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul, Common English Bible If she marries while her solemn promise is in effect or makes a statement by which she binds herself, Catholic Public Domain Version But if her father, as soon as he had heard it, had contradicted it, both her vows and her oaths shall be nullified, neither shall she be held liable to the promise, because her father had contradicted it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if her father, immediately as soon as he heard it, gainsaid it, both her vows and her oaths shall be void: neither shall she be bound to what she promised, because her father hath gainsaid it. |
God, I made special promises to you.\par And I will do what I promised.\par I will give you my thank offering.\par
Then the women spoke up. {\cf2\super [358]} They 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.”
Or a person 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. A person might make such a promise and forget it. [42] When he remembers [43] his promise, then he will be guilty, because he didn’t keep his promise.
But if her father hears about the promise and does not agree, then she is free from her promise. She does not have to do the thing she promised. Her father stopped her, so the Lord will forgive her.
If the husband hears about the promise and doesn’t object, then the woman must do the thing she promised.
She made a special promise to God. She said, “Lord All-Powerful, see how very sad I am. Remember me! Don’t forget me. If you will give me a son, then I will give him to you. He will be a Nazirite: He will not drink wine or strong drink. [9] And no one will ever cut his hair. [10] ”