KJV King James Version
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
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Numbers 30:2
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
WEB World English Bible
When a man vows a vow to Yahweh, or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
ASV American Standard Version
When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.
Surrounding context — Numbers 30
1 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
2 If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind [herself] by a bond, [being] in her father’s house in her youth;
4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her.
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אִישׁ֩H376 · ishmanכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforיִדֹּ֨רH5087 · na.darto vowנֶ֜דֶרH5088 · ne.dervowלַֽיהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֽוֹ־H176 · oorהִשָּׁ֤בַעH7650 · sha.vato swearשְׁבֻעָה֙H7621 · she.vu.ahoathלֶאְסֹ֤רH631 · a.sarto bindאִסָּר֙H632 · e.sarinjunctionעַל־H5921 · aluponנַפְשׁ֔וֹH5315 · ne.pheshsoulלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotיַחֵ֖לH2490 · cha.lalto boreדְּבָר֑וֹH1697 · da.varwordכְּכָל־H3605 · kolallהַיֹּצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמִפִּ֖יוH6310 · pehlipיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃H6213 · a.sahto make: do
Cross-references
Psalm 50:14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:Psalm 116:14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.Ecclesiastes 5:4-5When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.Job 22:27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.Psalm 66:13-14I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,Acts 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.Matthew 5:33-34Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:Psalm 116:18I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,Leviticus 5:4Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with [his] lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever [it be] that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth [of it], then he shall be guilty in one of these.Psalm 55:20He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.Proverbs 20:25[It is] a snare to the man [who] devoureth [that which is] holy, and after vows to make inquiry.Psalm 22:25My praise [shall be] of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.Nahum 1:15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.Numbers 30:3-4If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind [herself] by a bond, [being] in her father’s house in her youth;Acts 23:21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.2 Corinthians 1:23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.2 Corinthians 9:9-11(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.Psalm 76:11Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.
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