KJV King James Version
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
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Numbers 30:9
But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
WEB World English Bible
“But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, everything with which she has bound her soul, shall stand against her.
ASV American Standard Version
But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘As to the vow of a widow or cast-out woman, all that she hath bound on her soul is established on her.
Surrounding context — Numbers 30
6 And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
7 And her husband heard [it,] and held his peace at her in the day that he heard [it]: then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard [it]; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.
9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.
10 And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath;
11 And her husband heard [it], and held his peace at her, [and] disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the day he heard [them; then] whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall forgive her.
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Luke 2:37And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day.Romans 7:2For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.Leviticus 21:7They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God.
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