Numbers 30 · Verse 7

Numbers 30:7

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.
Numbers 30:7, King James Version

Numbers 30:7 in other translations

BSBand 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.
WEBand her husband hears it, and says nothing to her in the day that he hears it; then her vows shall stand, and her pledges with which she has bound her soul shall stand.
ASVand her husband hear it, and hold his peace at her in the day that he heareth it; then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.
YLTand her husband hath heard, and in the day of his hearing, he hath kept silent at her, then have her vows been established, and her bonds which she hath bound on her soul are established.
DARBYand her husband hear it and be silent at her in the day that he heareth it, then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
BBEIf her husband, hearing of it, says nothing to her at the time, then the oaths she made and the undertakings she gave will have force.
WebsterAnd 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 with which she bound her soul shall stand.

What does Numbers 30:7 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 30:3-16

Two cases of vows are determined. The case of a daughter in her father's house. When her vow comes to his knowledge, it is in his power either to confirm it or do it away. The law is plain in the case of a wife. If her husband allows her vow, though only by silence, it stands. If he disallows it, her obligation to her husband takes place of it; for to him she ought to be in subjection, as unto the Lord. The Divine…

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Numbers 30:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'and he will hearH8085
אִישָׁ֛הּ'i.Shahhusband herH376
בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] dayH3117
שָׁמְע֖וֹsha.me.'Ohears heH8085
וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁve.he.che.Rishand he will keep silentH2790
לָ֑הּLahto <the> her
וְקָ֣מוּve.Ka.muand they will standH6965
נְדָרֶ֗יהָne.da.Rei.havows herH5088
וֶֽאֱסָרֶ֛הָve.'e.sa.Re.haand obligations herH632
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
אָסְרָ֥ה'a.se.Rahshe has boundH631
עַל\־'al-onH5921
נַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.Shahself herH5315
יָקֻֽמוּ\׃ya.Ku.muthey will standH6965

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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;

  • Numbers 30:7

    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.

  • Numbers 30:8

    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.

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Numbers 30:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Empero si fuere casada, é hiciere votos, ó pronunciare de sus labios cosa con que obligue su alma;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et si elle a un mari, et que son vœu soit sur elle, ou quelque chose qui ait échappé de ses lèvres par quoi elle a obligé son âme,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und wenn sie etwa eines Mannes wird, und ihre Gelübde sind auf ihr, oder ein unbesonnener Ausspruch ihrer Lippen, wozu sie ihre Seele verbunden hat,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Si maritum habuerit, et voverit aliquid, et semel de ore ejus verbum egrediens animam ejus obligaverit juramento: