Numbers 30:3-4

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, 30:4 and her father hears of her vow or the obligation to which she has pledged herself, and her father remains silent about her, ³  then all her vows will stand, ⁴  and every obligation to which she has pledged herself will stand.

Numbers 30:10

30:10 If she made the vow in her husband’s house or put herself under obligation with an oath,

[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.

[30:4]  ³ tn The intent of this expression is that he does not object to the vow.

[30:4]  ⁴ tn The verb קוּם (qum) is best translated “stand” here, but the idea with it is that what she vows is established as a genuine oath with the father’s approval (or acquiescence).