Text -- Numbers 30:6 (NET)

Vows Made by Married Women

30:6 “And if she marries a husband while under a vow, or she uttered anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Num 30:6

¹ tn Heb “and her vows are upon her.” It may be that the woman gets married while her vows are still unfulfilled.

² tn The Hebrew text indicates that this would be some impetuous vow that she uttered with her lips, a vow that her husband, whether new or existing, would not approve of. Several translate it “a binding obligation rashly uttered.”