Numbers 30:4

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
father	אָבִ֜יהָ 'a.Vi.ha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
hear	וְשָׁמַ֨ע ve.sha.Ma'	H8085	to hear intelligently (often with implication of attent… · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
vow	נִדְרָ֗הּ nid.Rah	H5088	a promise (to God) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
bond	וֶֽאֱסָרָהּ֙ ve.'e.sa.Rah	H632	an obligation or vow (of abstinence) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
bound	אָֽסְרָ֣ה 'a.se.Rah	H631	to yoke or hitch · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
soul	נַפְשָׁ֔הּ naf.Shah	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
father	אָבִ֑יהָ 'a.Vi.ha	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
peace	וְהֶחֱרִ֥ישׁ ve.he.che.Rish	H2790	to scratch · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
vows	נְדָרֶ֔יהָ ne.da.Rei.ha	H5088	a promise (to God) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
stand	וְקָ֙מוּ֙ ve.Ka.mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person common plural
bond	אִסָּ֛ר 'i.Sar	H632	an obligation or vow (of abstinence) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
bound	אָסְרָ֥ה 'a.se.Rah	H631	to yoke or hitch · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
soul	נַפְשָׁ֖הּ naf.Shah	H5315	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
stand	יָקֽוּם ya.Kum	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 30:3–end

It is here taken for granted that all such persons as are sui juris - at their own disposal, and are likewise of sound understanding and memory, are bound to perform whatever they vow that is lawful and possible; but, if the person vowing be under the dominion and at the disposal of another, the case is different. Two cases much alike are here put and determined: - I. The case of a daughter in her father's house: and some think, probably enough, that it extends to a son likewise, while he is at home with his father, and under tutors and governors. Whether the exception may thus be stretched I cannot say. Non est distinguendum, ubi lex non distinguit - We are not allowed to make distinctions…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 30:3

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--Girls only are specified; but minors of the other sex, who resided under the parental roof, were included, according to Jewish writers, who also consider the name "father" as comprehending all guardians of youth. We are also told that the age at which young people were deemed capable of vowing was thirteen for boys and twelve for girls. The judgment of a father or guardian on the vow of any under his charge might be given either by an expressed approval or by silence, which was to be construed as approval. But in the case of a husband who, after silence from day to day, should ultim…

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John Gill on Numbers 30:4

And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul,.... Her vow, which is binding upon her, or her vow and an oath annexed to it; which makes it still more strongly binding; and this he hears himself, or it is reported to him by others: and her father shall hold his peace at her; shall not reprove her for it, nor contradict her in it: then all her vows shall stand; be they what, or as many as they may: and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand; his silence being to be interpreted as approving of them, and consenting to them.

Dictionary and topics

Bond — An obligation of any kind (Num. 30:2, 4, 12). The word means also oppression or affliction (Ps. 116:16; Phil. 1:7). Christian love is the “bond of perfectness” (Col. 3:14), and the influences of the…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Vows — Voluntary promises which, when once made, were to be kept if the thing vowed was right. They were made under a great variety of circumstances (Gen. 28: 18-22; Lev. 7:16; Num. 30:2-13; Deut. 23:18;…
Vows · Of children void without the consent of parents — Of children void without the consent of parents
Women · Vows of — Vows of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Numbers 30:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 30:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 30:3

John Gill on Numbers 30:4

Dictionary and topics

Numbers 30:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Numbers 30:3–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Numbers 30:3

John Gill on Numbers 30:4

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Numbers 30:3-4

Keil & Delitzsch on Numbers 30:3-15

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Numbers 30:3-5

Rashi on Numbers 30:4