Numbers 24:9

24:9 They crouch and lie down like a lion,

and as a lioness, ¹  who can stir him?

Blessed is the one who blesses you,

and cursed is the one who curses you!’”

Numbers 30:13

30:13 “Any vow or sworn obligation that would bring affliction to her, ²  her husband can confirm or nullify. ³ 

[24:9]  ¹ tn On the usage of this word see HALOT 517 s.v. לָבִיא.

[30:13]  ² tn The sentence uses the infinitive construct לְעַנֹּת (lÿ’annot, “to afflict”), which is the same word used in the instructions for the day of atonement in which people are to afflict themselves (their souls). The case here may be that the woman would take a religious vow on such an occasion to humble herself, to mortify her flesh, to abstain from certain things, perhaps even sexual relations within marriage.

[30:13]  ³ tn Heb “or her husband can nullify.”