Numbers 30:14 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.

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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 Version
and 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 Bible
But 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
But if the husband, upon hearing it, remains silent, and he delays judgment until another day, whatever she had vowed or promised, she shall repay, because when he first heard it, he remained silent.

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 Bible
But 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 1917
But 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 ...

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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.”…

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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.

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Numbers 30

1. Vows are not to be broken
3. The exceptions of a maid's vows
6. Of a wife's
9. Of a widow's or her that is divorced

Berean Study Bible

But if her husband says nothing to her
In the context of ancient Israelite society, the role of the husband was one of authority and responsibility within the family unit. The Hebrew word for "says nothing" (חָרַשׁ, charash) implies a deliberate silence or withholding of speech. This silence is not passive but an active choice, indicating the husband's tacit approval or acceptance of his wife's vows. In a broader spiritual sense, this can be seen as a call to discernment and the weight of responsibility in leadership roles, where silence can be as powerful as spoken words.

from day to day
This phrase emphasizes the passage of time and the ongoing nature of the husband's silence. In the Hebrew context, time was often seen as a divine gift, and the repetition of days signifies a period of reflection and decision-making. The husband's continued silence over multiple days suggests a considered and intentional decision, rather than a hasty or thoughtless one. Spiritually, this can remind believers of the importance of patience and the careful consideration of commitments and promises.

then he confirms all her vows or pledges
The act of confirmation (קוּם, qum) in Hebrew means to establish or make firm. By remaining silent, the husband is effectively ratifying his wife's vows, giving them the same binding power as if he had spoken in agreement. This highlights the importance of mutual respect and understanding in marital relationships, where both partners' words and commitments are taken seriously. It also reflects the biblical principle that our words and promises are significant and should be honored.

that are binding on her
The phrase "binding on her" underscores the seriousness of vows and pledges in the biblical context. In ancient Israel, a vow was a solemn promise made to God, often involving a personal sacrifice or commitment. The Hebrew word for "binding" (אָסַר, asar) conveys the idea of being tied or obligated. This serves as a reminder of the weight of our commitments to God and others, and the importance of integrity in fulfilling them.

he has confirmed them because he said nothing to her
This reiteration of the husband's role in confirming the vows through silence emphasizes the power of unspoken consent. The repetition of the concept of confirmation through silence serves to reinforce the idea that inaction can be as decisive as action. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a call to be mindful of the impact of our choices, both spoken and unspoken, and the responsibility we bear in our relationships and commitments.

on the day he heard about them
The immediacy of the husband's knowledge of the vows is crucial. The phrase "on the day" (בְּיוֹם, b'yom) indicates that the husband is aware of the vows from the moment they are made. This highlights the importance of timely responses and the need for awareness and attentiveness in relationships. Spiritually, it serves as a reminder to be vigilant and responsive to the commitments and needs of those around us, ensuring that our actions align with our values and responsibilities.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

But if
וְאִם־ (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

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OT Law: Numbers 30:14 But if her husband altogether hold his (Nu Num.)