Numbers Chapter 30
Moses rolled up to the leaders of the tribes, saying, "Ayo, this is what the Lord wants us to follow."
And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This {is} the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
If a dude makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath, he better not bail; he has to keep it real.
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. {break: Heb. profane}
If a girl makes a vow to the Lord while she's at her pops' place,
If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, {being} in her father's house in her youth;
and her dad catches wind of her vow but doesn’t trip, then all her promises are legit, no cap.
And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
But if her dad puts a stop to it when he finds out, none of her promises are valid, and the Lord will let her off the hook since her dad said nah.
But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
If she’s married when she makes a promise or says something that locks her down,
And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul; {she vowed: Heb. her vows were upon her}
and her husband hears it but keeps quiet, then her promises are on point, and her ties are solid.
And her husband heard {it,} and held his peace at her in the day that he heard {it}: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
But if her husband says nah when he hears it, then her vow disappears, and the Lord will let it slide.
But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard {it}; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
Every promise from a widow or a divorced woman is still her responsibility, no cap.
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
If she made a promise at her husband’s spot or bound herself with an oath,
And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
and her husband heard it without saying a word, then all her commitments stick, and her ties are secured.
And her husband heard {it}, and held his peace at her, {and} disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
But if her husband completely nullifies them when he hears them, then whatever she said about her vows doesn’t count; he made them invalid, and the Lord will forgive her.
But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard {them; then} whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
Every vow and oath that affects her soul can be backed by her husband, or he can cancel it, no cap.
Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.
If he stays silent about it every day, then he’s backing all her promises and bonds since he didn’t say anything when he heard them.
But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her bonds, which {are} upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard {them}.
If he chooses to cancel them after he hears them, then he has to take the heat for her situation.
But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard {them}; then he shall bear her iniquity.
These are the guidelines the Lord gave to Moses regarding a man and his wife, and a father with his daughter while she’s still at home.
These {are} the statutes, which the LORD commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, {being yet} in her youth in her father's house.