They shall not take a woman, a harlot, or profane; and they shall not take a wife driven away from her husband, for he is holy to his God.
Numbers 30:9 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876 And the vow of a widow, and of her driven away, all which she bound upon her soul shall stand upon her. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the vow of a widow or of a divorced woman, with which she has bound herself, shall stand against her. American Standard Version (1901) But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her. Common English Bible Every solemn promise of a widow or a divorced woman who makes a binding obligation for herself will stand. Catholic Public Domain Version But if, as soon as he hears it, he contradicts it, then he will have caused her promises, and the words by which she had bound her soul, to be null and void. The Lord will be favorable to her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if, as soon as he heareth, he gainsay it, and make her promises and the words wherewith she had bound her soul of no effect: the Lord will forgive her. |
They shall not take a woman, a harlot, or profane; and they shall not take a wife driven away from her husband, for he is holy to his God.
And if in the house of her husband she vowed or bound a binding upon her soul with an oath:
And if in the day her husband heard he shall refuse her, and he annulled her vows which were upon her, and the babbling of her lips which she bound upon her soul, and Jehovah will forgive her.
And she a widow of about eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, with fastings and supplications serving night and day.
For a married woman is bound by the law to a living husband; and if the husband die, she is left inactive from the law of the husband.