Numbers 30

Moses conveys YHWH's laws on vows: a father's or husband's word can nullify a woman's vow or binding oath on the day he hears it, but if he is silent, it stands; free vows of widowers, divorcees, or virgins are binding.[3][6]

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Verse 3
Verse 5
וְ/שָׁמַ֨ע 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏 veshama hears and he heard and he heard HC/Vqq3ms אָבִ֜י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha her father her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of object-marker [·] HTo נִדְרָ֗/הּ 𐤍𐤃𐤓/𐤄 niderah her vow her vowed-dedication her vow HNcmsc/Sp3fs וֶֽ/אֱסָרָ/הּ֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤓/𐤄 veesarah or her obligation and her binding vow and her binding vow HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr אָֽסְרָ֣ה 𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤄 aserah she bound she bound she bound HVqp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR נַפְשָׁ֔/הּ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤄 nafeshah herself her living-being her life HNcbsc/Sp3fs וְ/הֶחֱרִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔 vehecherish kuchora (Swahili) and he is silent and he silenced and he remained silent HC/Vhq3ms לָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs אָבִ֑י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha-2 her father her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/קָ֨מוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤒𐤌𐤅 veqamu uku-ima (Bemba) then they shall stand and they rose up and they stood HC/Vqq3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc נְדָרֶ֔י/הָ 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉/𐤄 nedareyha her vows her vowed pledges her vowed pledges HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc אִסָּ֛ר 𐤀𐤎𐤓 isar obligations binding vow binding vow HNcmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which that which HTr אָסְרָ֥ה 𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤄 aserah-2 she has bound she bound she bound HVqp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 on upon upon HR נַפְשָׁ֖/הּ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤄 nafeshah-2 herself her living-being her life HNcbsc/Sp3fs יָקֽוּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum uku-ima (Bemba) shall stand let him rise shall stand HVqi3ms
Verse 6
וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and-if and if and if HC/C הֵנִ֨יא 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤀 heni he-nullifies he disallowed he forbade HVhp3ms אָבִ֣י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha her-father her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs אֹתָ/הּ֮ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah her her [·] HTo/Sp3fs בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on-day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc שָׁמְע/וֹ֒ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤅 shameo his-hearing his hearing his hearing HVqc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc נְדָרֶ֗י/הָ 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉/𐤄 nedareyha her-vows her vowed pledges her vowed pledges HNcmpc/Sp3fs וֶֽ/אֱסָרֶ֛י/הָ 𐤅/𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤉/𐤄 veesareyha and-her-binding-obligations and her binding-vows and her binding-vows HC/Ncmpc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr אָסְרָ֥ה 𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤄 aserah she-has-bound she bound she bound HVqp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR נַפְשָׁ֖/הּ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤄 nafeshah her-soul her living-being her life HNcbsc/Sp3fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָק֑וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum uku-ima (Bemba) stand let him rise let him rise HVqi3ms וַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np יִֽסְלַח 𐤉𐤎𐤋𐤇 yiselach will-forgive he will pardon he will forgive HVqi3ms לָ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to-her to her HR/Sp3fs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because for/because HC הֵנִ֥יא 𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤀 heni-2 nullifies he disallowed he forbade HVhp3ms אָבִ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha-2 her-father her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs אֹתָֽ/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah-2 her her [·] HTo/Sp3fs
Verse 8
Verse 9
וְ֠/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if and if HC/C בְּ/י֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on the day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc שְׁמֹ֣עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shemoa he hears to hear to hear HVqc אִישָׁ/הּ֮ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah her husband woman her man HNcmsc/Sp3fs יָנִ֣יא 𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤀 yani he forbids he will disallow he will forbid HVhi3ms אוֹתָ/הּ֒ 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤄 otah her her [·] HTo/Sp3fs וְ/הֵפֵ֗ר 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤓 vehefer and he annuls and he nullified and he nullified HC/Vhq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et obj object-marker [·] HTo נִדְרָ/הּ֙ 𐤍𐤃𐤓/𐤄 niderah her vow her vowed-dedication her vow HNcmsc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha upon her upon her upon her HR/Sp3fs וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and obj and object-marker [·] HC/To מִבְטָ֣א 𐤌𐤁𐤈𐤀 miveta utterance utterance of utterance of HNcmsc שְׂפָתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤄 sefateyha of her lips her lips her lips HNcfdc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which that which HTr אָסְרָ֖ה 𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤄 aserah she bound she bound she bound HVqp3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon upon HR נַפְשָׁ֑/הּ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤄 nafeshah herself her living-being her life HNcbsc/Sp3fs וַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np יִֽסְלַֽח 𐤉𐤎𐤋𐤇 yiselach will forgive he will pardon he will forgive HVqi3ms לָֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah her her HR/Sp3fs
Verse 12
Verse 13
וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and-if and if and if HC/C הָפֵר֩ 𐤄𐤐𐤓 hafer he-nullifies to nullify he nullifies HVha יָפֵ֨ר 𐤉𐤐𐤓 yafer he-nullifies he will nullify he will nullify HVhi3ms אֹתָ֥/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp אִישָׁ/הּ֮ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah her-husband woman her husband HNcmsc/Sp3fs בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in-day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc שָׁמְע/וֹ֒ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤅 shameo he-hears his hearing his hearing HVqc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc מוֹצָ֨א 𐤌𐤅𐤑𐤀 motsa outgoing place of going-out utterance HNcmsc שְׂפָתֶ֧י/הָ 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤄 sefateyha of-her-lips her lips her lips HNcfdc/Sp3fs לִ/נְדָרֶ֛י/הָ 𐤋/𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉/𐤄 linedareyha to-her-vows to her vows to her vows HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs וּ/לְ/אִסַּ֥ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤓 uleisar and-to-binding and to a binding-vow of and to a binding-vow of HC/R/Ncmsc נַפְשָׁ֖/הּ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤄 nafeshah her-soul her living-being her life HNcbsc/Sp3fs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָק֑וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum uku-ima (Bemba) it-stands let him rise it will stand HVqi3ms אִישָׁ֣/הּ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah-2 her-husband woman her husband HNcmsc/Sp3fs הֲפֵרָ֔/ם 𐤄𐤐𐤓/𐤌 haferam he-nullifies-them he annulled them he has nullified them HVhp3ms/Sp3mp וַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np יִֽסְלַֽח 𐤉𐤎𐤋𐤇 yiselach forgives he will pardon he will forgive HVqi3ms לָֽ/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to-her to her HR/Sp3fs
Verse 15
וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim But if and if and if HC/C הַחֲרֵשׁ֩ 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤔 hacharesh kuchora (Swahili) he surely keeps silent to silence being silent HVha יַחֲרִ֨ישׁ 𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔 yacharish kuchora (Swahili) he keeps silent he will silence he keeps silent HVhi3ms לָ֥/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs אִישָׁ/הּ֮ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah her husband woman her husband HNcmsc/Sp3fs מִ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤌/𐤉𐤅𐤌 miom from day from day from day HR/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יוֹם֒ 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day day HNcmsa וְ/הֵקִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 veheqim uku-ima (Bemba) then he establishes and he established and he establishes HC/Vhq3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc נְדָרֶ֔י/הָ 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉/𐤄 nedareyha her vows her vowed pledges her vowed pledges HNcmpc/Sp3fs א֥וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or or HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc אֱסָרֶ֖י/הָ 𐤀𐤎𐤓𐤉/𐤄 esareyha her bindings her binding vows her binding vows HNcmpc/Sp3fs אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr עָלֶ֑י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha are upon her upon her are upon her HR/Sp3fs הֵקִ֣ים 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 heqim uku-ima (Bemba) he has established he raised up he has established HVhp3ms אֹתָ֔/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC הֶחֱרִ֥שׁ 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤔 hecherish kuchora (Swahili) he kept silent he made silent he kept silent HVhp3ms לָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah-2 to her to her HR/Sp3fs בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom on day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc שָׁמְעֽ/וֹ 𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤅 shameo he heard it his hearing his hearing HVqc/Sp3ms
Verse 17