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,
30:9 “But every vow of a widow or of a divorced woman which she has pledged for herself will remain intact. 3 30:10 If she made the vow in her husband’s house or put herself under obligation with an oath,
1 tn The qualification comes at the end of the verse, and simply says “in her youth.”
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.
3 tn The Hebrew text says her vow “shall stand against her.” In other words, she must fulfill, or bear the consequences of, whatever she vowed.