Bilangan 30:3

Vows Made by Single Women

30:3 “If a young ¹  woman who is still living ²  in her father’s house makes a vow to the Lord or places herself under an obligation,

Bilangan 30:8

30:8 But if when her husband hears it he overrules her, then he will nullify ³  the vow she has taken, ⁴  and whatever she uttered impulsively which she has pledged for herself. And the Lord will release her from it.

[30:3]  ¹ tn The qualification comes at the end of the verse, and simply says “in her youth.”

[30:3]  ² tn The Hebrew text just has “in her father’s house” and not “who is still living,” but that is the meaning of the line.

[30:8]  ³ tn The verb is the Hiphil perfect with a vav (ו) consecutive from the verb פָּרַר (parar, “to annul”). The verb functions here as the equivalent of an imperfect tense; here it is the apodosis following the conditional clause – if this is the case, then this is what will happen.

[30:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “which [she is] under it.”