“However, if she happens to marry while under her vows or the impulsive statement of her lips by which she has obligated herself,
Parallel translations
- WEB “If she has a husband, while her vows are on her, or the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul,
- KJV And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
- BSB If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
- NKJV “If indeed she takes a husband, while bound by her vows or by a rash utterance from her lips by which she bound herself,
- NLT “Now suppose a young woman makes a vow or binds herself with an impulsive pledge and later marries.
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Quick answer
The law next considers a woman who marries while a vow or rash utterance is still upon her, addressing how marriage affects her earlier pledges.
Overview
This verse begins the case of a woman whose vow predates her marriage, raising the question of how her new husband's authority bears on it. It shows the law's careful attention to changing life circumstances and the responsibilities they create. The mention of a 'rash utterance' also cautions against hasty words to God, a theme the whole chapter presses upon the conscience.
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- Ps 56:12Your vows are on me, God. I will give thank offerings to you.
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