Then I proclaimed a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a straight way for us, our little ones, and all of our possessions.
Numbers 30:13 - Tree of Life Version Her husband may ratify or veto any vow or sworn oath to deny herself. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Every vow and every binding oath to humble or afflict herself, her husband may establish it or her husband may annul it. American Standard Version (1901) Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. Common English Bible Her husband may allow any solemn promise or any binding pledge of self-denial to stand or be broken. Catholic Public Domain Version But if he promptly contradicts it, she shall not be held liable to the promise. For her husband has contradicted it. And the Lord will be favorable to her. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But if forthwith he gainsay it, she shall not be bound by the promise: because her husband gainsaid it, and the Lord will be merciful to her. |
Then I proclaimed a fast there at the Ahava River so that we might humble ourselves before our God and seek from Him a straight way for us, our little ones, and all of our possessions.
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth. I afflicted my soul with fasting, my prayer kept returning to my heart.
Is this the fast I have chosen? A day for one to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a reed, and spreading out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to Adonai?
“It is to be a statute to you forever, that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you are to afflict your souls, and do no kind of work—both the native-born and the outsider dwelling among you.
“However, the tenth day of this seventh month is Yom Kippur, a holy convocation to you, so you are to afflict yourselves. You are to bring an offering made by fire to Adonai.
It is to be a Shabbat of solemn rest for you, and you are to humble your souls. On the ninth day of the month in the evening—from evening until evening—you are to keep your Shabbat.”
“On the tenth day of this seventh month, you are to have a sacred assembly. You are to deny yourselves and do no work.
But if her husband should nullify them on the day when he hears of them, nothing from her lips, whether vow or pledge, will stand. Her husband has nullified them and Adonai will forgive her.
“But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he is confirming all her vows and all her oaths that are on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her on the day of his hearing about it.
But I want you to know that the head of every man is Messiah, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Messiah is God.
Neither was man created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake.
Do not deprive one another—except by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.