Numbers 30:3

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,

Numbers 30:9-10

Vows Made by Widows

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,

[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.

[30:9]  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.