Numbers 30:2
“If a man solemnly promises Yahweh that he will do something, he must do what he promised.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
3“If a young woman who is still living with her parents solemnly promises to Yahweh to do something,
Cross References
Genesis 28:20Jacob solemnly promised God, saying, “God, if you will help me and protect me while I am taking this journey, and if you give me enough food to eat and clothes to wear,
Leviticus 5:4If you carelessly make a solemn promise to do something that is good or that is bad, when you realize what you have done, you must ◄pay a penalty/be punished►.
Numbers 21:2Then the Israelis solemnly vowed: “Yahweh, if you will help us to defeat these people, we will completely destroy all their towns.”
Numbers 30:10“If a woman who is married promises [DOU] to do something,
Judges 11:11So Jephthah went with them back to the Gilead region, and the people appointed him to be their leader and the commander of their army. And Jephthah solemnly promised to Yahweh there at Mizpah to serve him well.
Judges 11:35When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes to show that he was very sad about what he was going to do. He said to her, “My daughter, you have caused me to become very sad [DOU] because I made a solemn promise to Yahweh to sacrifice the first one who came out of my house, and I must do what I promised.”
Matthew Henry on Numbers 30:2-3
Concerning Vows. ( b. c. 1452.) 1 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. 2 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. This law was delivered to the heads of the tribes that they might instruct those who were under their charge, explain the law to them, give then necessary cautions, and… Read the whole commentary →