| Berean Study Bible | New Living Translation |
| 1Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: | 1 Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, “This is what the LORD has commanded: |
| 2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised. | 2A man who makes a vow to the LORD or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do. |
| 3And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge, | 3“If a young woman makes a vow to the LORD or a pledge under oath while she is still living at her father’s home, |
| 4and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. | 4and her father hears of the vow or pledge and does not object to it, then all her vows and pledges will stand. |
| 5But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her. | 5But if her father refuses to let her fulfill the vow or pledge on the day he hears of it, then all her vows and pledges will become invalid. The LORD will forgive her because her father would not let her fulfill them. |
| 6If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself, | 6“Now suppose a young woman makes a vow or binds herself with an impulsive pledge and later marries. |
| 7and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day, then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. | 7If her husband learns of her vow or pledge and does not object on the day he hears of it, her vows and pledges will stand. |
| 8But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her. | 8But if her husband refuses to accept her vow or impulsive pledge on the day he hears of it, he nullifies her commitments, and the LORD will forgive her. |
| 9Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her. | 9If, however, a woman is a widow or is divorced, she must fulfill all her vows and pledges. |
| 10If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath, | 10“But suppose a woman is married and living in her husband’s home when she makes a vow or binds herself with a pledge. |
| 11and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. | 11If her husband hears of it and does not object to it, her vow or pledge will stand. |
| 12But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her. | 12But if her husband refuses to accept it on the day he hears of it, her vow or pledge will be nullified, and the LORD will forgive her. |
| 13Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself. | 13So her husband may either confirm or nullify any vows or pledges she makes 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. | 14But if he does not object on the day he hears of it, then he is agreeing to all her vows and pledges. |
| 15But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.” | 15If he waits more than a day and then tries to nullify a vow or pledge, he will be punished for her guilt.” |
| 16These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter still in his home. | 16These are the regulations the LORD gave Moses concerning relationships between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter who still lives at home. |
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