Numbers 30:5

But if her father disallows them as soon as he finds out, then none of her promises or pledges remain valid. The Lord will release her from keeping them because her father has disallowed them.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4and her father finds out about her promise or pledge but doesn't say anything to her, all the promises or pledges she has sworn to do will stand.

6If a woman marries after having made a solemn promise or sworn an oath without thinking

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Cross References

Hosea 6:6I want your true love, not your sacrifices; I want you to know me, not your burnt offerings.

Mark 7:10“Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘Whoever curses their father or mother should die.’

Matthew Henry on Numbers 30:4-16

3 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; 4 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. 5 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… Read the whole commentary →

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