40AND HE SAID MOSES TO [THE] PEOPLE OF ISRAEL ACCORDING TO ALL THAT HE HAD COMMANDED YAHWEH <OBJ.> MOSES 40So Moses spoke all this to the Israelites just as the LORD had commanded him.
1AND HE SPOKE MOSES TO [THE] LEADERS OF THE TRIBES OF [THE] PEOPLE OF ISRAEL <TO> SAYING THIS [IS] THE WORD WHICH HE HAS COMMANDED YAHWEH Laws about Vows (Matthew 5:33–37) 1Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
2A MAN IF HE WILL VOW A VOW TO YAHWEH OR HE WILL SWEAR AN OATH TO BIND AN OBLIGATION ON SELF HIS NOT HE WILL VIOLATE WORD HIS ACCORDING TO EVERY <THE> [THING WHICH] HAS GONE OUT FROM MOUTH HIS HE WILL DO 2If 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.*NoteCloseCited in Matthew 5:33
3AND A WOMAN IF SHE WILL VOW A VOW TO YAHWEH AND SHE WILL BIND AN OBLIGATION IN [THE] HOUSE OF FATHER HER IN YOUTH<S> HER 3And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,
4AND HE WILL HEAR FATHER HER <OBJ.> VOW HER AND OBLIGATION HER WHICH SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER AND HE WILL KEEP SILENT TO <THE> HER FATHER HER AND THEY WILL STAND ALL VOWS HER AND EVERY OBLIGATION WHICH SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER IT WILL STAND 4and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
5AND IF HE FORBADE FATHER HER <OBJ.> HER ON [THE] DAY HEARD HE ALL VOWS HER AND OBLIGATIONS HER WHICH SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER NOT IT WILL STAND AND YAHWEH HE WILL FORGIVE <TO> <THE> HER FOR HE FORBADE FATHER HER <OBJ.> HER 5But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
6AND IF CERTAINLY <TO BELONG> SHE WILL BELONG TO A HUSBAND AND VOWS HER [ARE] ON HER OR [THE] RASH UTTERANCE OF LIPS HER WHICH SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER 6If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
7AND HE WILL HEAR HUSBAND HER ON [THE] DAY HEARS HE AND HE WILL KEEP SILENT TO <THE> HER AND THEY WILL STAND VOWS HER AND OBLIGATIONS HER WHICH SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER THEY WILL STAND 7and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her on that day then the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
8AND IF ON [THE] DAY HEARS HUSBAND HER HE WILL FORBID <OBJ.> HER AND HE WILL BREAK <OBJ.> VOW HER WHICH [IS] ON HER AND <OBJ.> [THE] RASH UTTERANCE OF LIPS HER WHICH SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER AND YAHWEH HE WILL FORGIVE <TO> <THE> HER 8But if her husband prohibits her when he hears of it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise she has made, and the LORD will absolve her.
9AND [THE] VOW OF A WIDOW AND A DIVORCED [WOMAN] ALL THAT SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER IT WILL STAND ON HER 9Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
10AND IF [THE] HOUSE OF HUSBAND HER SHE HAS VOWED OR SHE BOUND AN OBLIGATION ON SELF HER BY AN OATH 10If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
11AND HE WILL HEAR HUSBAND HER AND HE WILL KEEP SILENT TO <THE> HER NOT HE FORBADE <OBJ.> HER AND THEY WILL STAND ALL VOWS HER AND EVERY OBLIGATION WHICH SHE HAS BOUND ON SELF HER IT WILL STAND 11and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
12AND IF ACTUALLY <BREAK> HE WILL BREAK <OBJ.> THEM HUSBAND HER ON [THE] DAY HEARS HE ANY <THE> UTTERANCE OF LIPS HER TO VOWS HER AND TO [THE] OBLIGATION OF SELF HER NOT IT WILL STAND HUSBAND HER HE HAS BROKEN THEM AND YAHWEH HE WILL FORGIVE <TO> <THE> HER 12But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.
13EVERY VOW AND EVERY OATH OF OBLIGATION TO HUMBLE SELF HUSBAND HER HE WILL CONFIRM IT AND HUSBAND HER HE WILL BREAK IT 13Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.*NoteCloseOr to fast
14AND <IF> CERTAINLY [IF] <TO BE SILENT> HE WILL KEEP SILENT TO <THE> HER HUSBAND HER FROM DAY TO DAY AND HE WILL CONFIRM <OBJ.> ALL VOWS HER OR <OBJ.> ALL OBLIGATIONS HER WHICH [ARE] ON HER HE HAS CONFIRMED <OBJ.> THEM FOR HE KEPT SILENT TO <THE> HER ON [THE] DAY HEARD HE 14But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.
15AND IF ACTUALLY <BREAK> HE WILL BREAK <OBJ.> THEM AFTER HAS HEARD HE AND HE WILL BEAR <OBJ.> GUILT HER 15But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”
16THESE [ARE] THE STATUTES WHICH HE COMMANDED YAHWEH <OBJ.> MOSES BETWEEN A MAN AND WIFE HIS BETWEEN A FATHER AND DAUGHTER HIS IN YOUTH<S> HER [THE] HOUSE OF FATHER HER 16These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter still in his home.