Numbers 30 · Verse 8

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.
Numbers 30:8, King James Version

Numbers 30:8 in other translations

BSBBut 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.
WEBBut if her husband forbids her in the day that he hears it, then he makes void her vow which is on her and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul. The LORD will forgive her.
ASVBut if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and Jehovah will forgive her.
YLT‘And if in the day of her husband's hearing he disalloweth her, then he hath broken her vow which is on her, and the wrongful utterance of her lips which she hath bound on her soul, and Jehovah is propitious to her.
DARBYBut if her husband prohibit her on the day that he heareth it, and annul her vow which is upon her, and what hath passed her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul, then Jehovah shall pardon her.
BBEBut if her husband, hearing of it, makes her take it back, then the oath she made and the undertaking she gave without thought will have no force or effect, and she will have the Lord's forgiveness.
WebsterBut if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make of no effect her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, with which she bound her soul: and the LORD shall forgive her.

What does Numbers 30:8 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 30:8 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.

וְ֠אִםVe.'imand ifH518
בְּי֨וֹםbe.Yomon [the] dayH3117
שְׁמֹ֣עַshe.Mo.a'hearsH8085
אִישָׁהּ֮'i.Shahhusband herH376
יָנִ֣יאya.Ni'he will forbidH5106
אוֹתָהּ֒'o.Tah<obj.> herH853
וְהֵפֵ֗רve.he.Ferand he will breakH6565
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
נִדְרָהּ֙nid.Rahvow herH5088
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
עָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.ha[is] on herH5921
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
מִבְטָ֣אmiv.Ta'[the] rash utterance ofH4008
שְׂפָתֶ֔יהָse.fa.Tei.halips herH8193
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָסְרָ֖ה'a.se.Rahshe has boundH631
עַל\־'al-onH5921
נַפְשָׁ֑הּnaf.Shahself herH5315
וַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
יִֽסְלַֽח\־yis.lach-he will forgiveH5545
לָֽהּ\׃Lah<to> <the> her

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Cross references for Numbers 30:8

  • Genesis 3:16

    Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

  • 1 Corinthians 14:34

    Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

  • Ephesians 5:22-24

    Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

  • 1 Corinthians 7:4

    The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

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Ge 3:16; 1Co 7:4; 14:34; Eph 5:22-24

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Context

  • 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.

  • 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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Numbers 30:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Si su marido lo oyere, y cuando lo oyere callare á ello, los votos de ella serán firmes, y la obligación con que ligó su alma, firme será.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et si son mari l’a entendu, et que le jour où il l’a entendu il ait gardé le silence envers elle, ses vœux demeureront obligatoires, et ses obligations par lesquelles elle aura obligé son âme demeureront obligatoires.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und ihr Mann hört es und schweigt gegen sie an dem Tage, da er es hört: so sollen ihre Gelübde bestehen, und ihre Verbindnisse, die sie auf ihre Seele genommen hat, sollen bestehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		quo die audierit vir, et non contradixerit, voti rea erit, reddetque quodcumque promiserat.