1_And Moses spake. _Moses teaches in this chapter that the vows which were made by persons who were not free, were not held good before God; and although no mention is made of male children, still, as their condition was the same, it seems that by _synecdoche _they must be included with the daughter... [ Continue Reading ]
2._If a man vow a vow. _Wishing to modify the general law, lest any one should think that there was any contradiction in this exception, he begins by repeating the law itself, that every one should faithfully pay whatever he had vowed; as much as to say,that this stands good, but that he only refers... [ Continue Reading ]
3._If a woman also vow. _He now proceeds to the point of which he proposed to treat, _i.e., _that vows made by persons who are not their own masters do not hold good; and he mentions two cases. For, in the _first _place, he teaches that if a daughter, whilst living with her father, has vowed anythin... [ Continue Reading ]
5._But if her father disallow her. _The expression is remarkable, “And the Lord shall forgive her,” whereby Moses gently reproves the foolish thoughtlessness of the girl; and soon afterwards the same thing is spoken of married women. And surely their rashness is worthy of reprehension, if unmindful... [ Continue Reading ]
9._But every vow of a widow. _I have stated why widows are expressly named, viz., lest a woman should think that by a second marriage she would escape, as being no longer free, and again under the yoke; since by such subtle excuses people often extricate themselves. No other subject is referred to d... [ Continue Reading ]