Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But if her husband says nothing to her about it from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or the pledges binding on her. He confirms them by saying nothing to her when he hears about them. New Living Translation But if he does not object on the day he hears of it, then he is agreeing to all her vows and pledges. English Standard Version But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows or all her pledges that are upon her. He has established them, because he said nothing to her on the day that he heard of them. Berean Standard Bible But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Now if her husband makes no response whatever to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all the agreements that bind her; he confirms them, because he made no response to her on the day that he heard them. New American Standard Bible But if her husband in fact says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her binding obligations which are on her; he has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard them. NASB 1995 “But if her husband indeed says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her obligations which are on her; he has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard them. NASB 1977 “But if her husband indeed says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her obligations which are on her; he has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard them. Legacy Standard Bible But if her husband indeed says nothing to her from day to day, then he causes all her vows or all her obligations which are on her to stand; he has caused them to stand because he said nothing to her on the day he heard them. Amplified Bible But if her husband says nothing to her [concerning the matter] from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her pledges which are on her. He has confirmed them because he said nothing to her on the day he heard them. Christian Standard Bible If her husband says nothing at all to her from day to day, he confirms all her vows and obligations, which are binding. He has confirmed them because he said nothing to her when he heard about them. Holman Christian Standard Bible If her husband says nothing at all to her from day to day, he confirms all her vows and obligations, which are binding. He has confirmed them because he said nothing to her when he heard about them. American Standard Version 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 hath established them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. Contemporary English Version If her husband hears about a promise and says nothing about it for a whole day, she must do what she said--since he did not object, the promise must be kept. English Revised Version 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 hath established them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. GOD'S WORD® Translation If he says nothing to her about it day after day, this means he's decided that she must keep her vow or oath. She must keep it because he said nothing to her when he heard about it. Good News Translation But if, by the day after he hears of the vow, he has raised no objection, she must do everything that she has vowed or promised. He has affirmed the vow by not objecting on the day he heard of it. International Standard Version But if her husband remains silent about her from day to day, then he has affirmed all her vows or obligations that she has obligated herself to fulfill. He has affirmed them because he remained silent from the day he heard her vows. Majority Standard Bible But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them. NET Bible But if her husband remains completely silent about her from day to day, he thus confirms all her vows or all her obligations which she is under; he confirms them because he remained silent about when he heard them. New Heart English Bible But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows, or all her bonds, which are on her: he has established them, because he says nothing to her on the day that he heard them. Webster's Bible Translation But if her husband altogether holds 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. World English Bible But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he establishes all her vows or all her pledges which are on her. He has established them, because he said nothing to her in the day that he heard them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand if her husband certainly keeps silent to her from day to day, then he has established all her vows or all her bonds which [are] on her; he has established them, for he has kept silent to her in the day of his hearing; Young's Literal Translation and if her husband certainly keep silent at her, from day unto day, then he hath established all her vows, or all her bonds which are upon her; he hath established them, for he hath kept silent at her in the day of his hearing; Smith's Literal Translation And if her husband being silent, shall be silent to her from day to day; and he caused to stand all her vows, or, all her bindings which were upon her: he caused them to stand, for he was silent to her in the day of his hearing. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut if the husband hearing it hold his peace, and defer the declaring his mind till another day: whatsoever she had vowed and promised, she shall fulfil: because immediately as he heard it, he held his peace. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible But if her husband, day after day, says nothing at all to her, he thereby confirms all her vows or all the pledges incumbent upon her; he has confirmed them, because on the day he learned of them he said nothing to her. New Revised Standard Version But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he validates all her vows, or all her pledges, by which she is obligated; he has validated them, because he said nothing to her at the time that he heard of them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut if her husband should remain silent toward her from day to day; then he confirms all her vows and all her bonds which are upon her; he confirms them because he kept silent toward her on the day that he heard them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if her husband will be intentionally quiet to her from day to day, all of the vows and all bonds that she bound on herself shall be confirmed, because her husband was silent to her in the day when he heard. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day, then he causeth all her vows to stand, or all her bonds, which are upon her; he hath let them stand, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. Brenton Septuagint Translation But if he be wholly silent at her from day to day, then shall he bind upon her all her vows; and he shall confirm to her the obligations which she has bound upon herself, because he held his peace at her in the day in which he heard her. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Laws Concerning Vows…13Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself. 14But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them. 15But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”… Cross References Matthew 5:33-37 Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ... James 5:12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment. Deuteronomy 23:21-23 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth. Ecclesiastes 5:4-6 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it. / Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? Leviticus 27:2-8 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘When someone makes a special vow to the LORD involving the value of persons, / if the valuation concerns a male from twenty to sixty years of age, then your valuation shall be fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel. / Or if it is a female, then your valuation shall be thirty shekels. ... Judges 11:30-40 Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, / then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” / So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand. ... 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.” Psalm 15:4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath, Matthew 15:4-6 For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’ / he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition. Mark 7:10-13 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’ / But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God), / he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother. ... Acts 5:1-4 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. / With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet. / Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land? ... 1 Corinthians 7:12-15 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her. / And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him. / For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy. ... 1 Corinthians 11:3 But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. Ephesians 5:22-24 Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. / For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. / Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Colossians 3:18 Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Treasury of Scripture But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her from day to day; then he establishes all her vows, or all her bonds, which are on her: he confirms them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. Numbers 30:7 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. Jump to Previous Altogether Authority Bonds Causeth Confirmed Confirmeth Confirms Established Establishes Establisheth Heard Hearing Held Hold Holds Husband Indeed Kept Oaths Obligations Peace Pledges Silent Stand Support Time Undertakings Vows WhateverJump to Next Altogether Authority Bonds Causeth Confirmed Confirmeth Confirms Established Establishes Establisheth Heard Hearing Held Hold Holds Husband Indeed Kept Oaths Obligations Peace Pledges Silent Stand Support Time Undertakings Vows WhateverNumbers 30 1. Vows are not to be broken3. The exceptions of a maid's vows 6. Of a wife's 9. Of a widow's or her that is divorced But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day In the cultural context of ancient Israel, the husband held a position of authority within the household. Silence from the husband regarding his wife's vows could be interpreted as tacit approval. This reflects the patriarchal structure of the society, where the husband had the final say in family matters. The phrase "from day to day" suggests a period of consideration, indicating that the husband had time to reflect on the vows before making a decision. This concept of silence as consent is echoed in other parts of Scripture, such as in the story of Eli and his sons (1 Samuel 3:13), where Eli's failure to restrain his sons is seen as implicit approval of their actions. then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe leader of the Israelites who received and communicated God's laws, including those concerning vows. 2. Israelites The people to whom the laws were given, living in the wilderness during their journey to the Promised Land. 3. Husband The male figure in a marriage who holds authority in confirming or nullifying his wife's vows. 4. Wife The female figure in a marriage who may make vows or pledges, subject to her husband's confirmation. 5. Vows and Pledges Commitments made by individuals, which in this context, require the husband's confirmation or nullification. Teaching Points The Role of Authority in MarriageThe passage highlights the husband's role in confirming or nullifying vows, emphasizing the biblical structure of authority within marriage. The Importance of Communication The husband's silence is a form of communication that confirms the vow. This underscores the importance of clear communication in relationships. The Seriousness of Vows Vows and pledges are not to be taken lightly. This passage reminds us of the weight of our words and commitments before God. Responsibility and Accountability The husband bears responsibility for the vows he allows to stand, teaching us about accountability in leadership roles. The Power of Silence Silence can be a powerful form of agreement. This teaches us to be mindful of our responses and the implications of our inaction. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But ifוְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not her husband אִישָׁהּ֮ (’î·šāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person says nothing הַחֲרֵשׁ֩ (ha·ḥă·rêš) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise to her לָ֥הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew from day מִיּ֣וֹם (mî·yō·wm) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to day, יוֹם֒ (yō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day then he confirms וְהֵקִים֙ (wə·hê·qîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the vows נְדָרֶ֔יהָ (nə·ḏā·re·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised and א֥וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if pledges אֱסָרֶ֖יהָ (’ĕ·sā·re·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 632: A bond, binding obligation that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that bind her. עָלֶ֑יהָ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against He has confirmed הֵקִ֣ים (hê·qîm) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand them, אֹתָ֔ם (’ō·ṯām) Direct object marker | third person masculine plural Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case because כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction he said nothing הֶחֱרִ֥שׁ (he·ḥĕ·riš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise to her לָ֖הּ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew on the day בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3117: A day he heard about them. שָׁמְעֽוֹ׃ (šā·mə·‘ōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently Links Numbers 30:14 NIVNumbers 30:14 NLT Numbers 30:14 ESV Numbers 30:14 NASB Numbers 30:14 KJV Numbers 30:14 BibleApps.com Numbers 30:14 Biblia Paralela Numbers 30:14 Chinese Bible Numbers 30:14 French Bible Numbers 30:14 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 30:14 But if her husband altogether hold his (Nu Num.) |
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