“If she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,
Parallel translations
- KJV And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
- BSB If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
- NKJV “If she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound herself by an agreement with an oath,
- NASB However, if a married woman vowed in her husband’s house, or put herself under a binding obligation with an oath,
- NLT “But suppose a woman is married and living in her husband’s home when she makes a vow or binds herself with a pledge.
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This introduces the case of a married woman who makes a vow or binds herself by an oath in her husband's house.
Overview
The law continues addressing vows made by a wife within the marriage. It sets up the principle that the husband's response, whether silence or objection, determines whether the vow stands. These detailed regulations show God's care that commitments to Him be honored rightly within the ordered structure of the family.
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