Numbers 13:18

13:18 and see ¹  what the land is like, ²  and whether the people who live in it are strong or weak, few or many,

Numbers 30:6

Vows Made by Married Women

30:6 “And if she marries a husband while under a vow, ³  or she uttered ⁴  anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,

[13:18]  ¹ tn The form is the perfect tense with vav (ו) consecutive; the word therefore carries the volitional mood of the preceding imperatives. It may be either another imperative, or it may be subordinated as a purpose clause.

[13:18]  ² tn Heb “see the land, what it is.”

[30:6]  ³ tn Heb “and her vows are upon her.” It may be that the woman gets married while her vows are still unfulfilled.

[30:6]  ⁴ 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.”