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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Numbers 30:2

Vow a vow.. or swear an oath to bind his soul] The former is a positive vow or vow of performance; the latter is a negative vow or vow of abstinence: see on Leviticus 27.

3-5. Case of an unmarried woman.

6-8. Case of a woman who has entered into a vow while unmarried, but who marries before her vow is fulfilled. The husband has the power either to confirm his wife's vow, or disallow it when he hears of it. The words in Numbers 30:6 should read 'if she be married to a husband while her vows are upon her.'

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See also Numbers 30:2 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Numbers 30:2. _IF A MAN VOW A VOW_] A _vow_ is a religious promise made to God. Vows were of several kinds:- 1. Of _abstinence_ or _humiliation_, see ver. Numbers 30:13; 2. Of the _Nazarite_,...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The “vow” was positive; the “bond” negative or restrictive. By a vow a man engaged to dedicate something to God, or to accomplish some work for Him: by a bond he debarred himself from some privilege o...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    6. CONCERNING VOWS CHAPTER 30 _ 1. The vow of a man (Numbers 30:1)_ 2. The vows of women (Numbers 30:3) The entire chapter treats of vows. It also has a deeper meaning. There is a sharp contrast be...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH VOWS ARE BINDING. The vows coming under review are of two kinds: (_a)_ promises to give or dedicate something to Yahweh, (_b_) pledges to practise some form of abstinence...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    VOW. VOW. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_ (App-6). make. solemn promise. SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh_ (App-13), used in this chapter twelve times for the whole (responsible) person. BREAK. Hebrew profane....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Two kinds of pledges are here mentioned, a _vow_and an _obligation_. A _vow_is a promise to give something to God. Such votive offerings were frequent in times of danger or special need (cf. Genesis 2...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    IF A MAN, &C.— That is, a _person_ entirely master of himself, and actually endowed with reason. See Leviticus 27. The Jewish rabbis have advanced two excellent maxims upon this subject: the one, that...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    I. LAW ON WOMEN'S VOWS (NUMBERS 30) TEXT Numbers 30:1. And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. 2. If a...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _IF A MAN VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD, OR SWEAR AN OATH TO BIND HIS SOUL WITH A BOND; HE SHALL NOT BREAK HIS WORD, HE SHALL DO ACCORDING TO ALL THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF HIS MOUTH._ If a man vow a vow. A me...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOK OF NUMBERS IN THE DESERT NUMBERS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 30 RULES ABOUT PROMISES – NUMBERS 30:1-16 V1 Moses spoke to the leaders of *Israel’s *tribes. He gave to th

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Numbers 30:3]_ אִישׁ֩ כִּֽי ־יִדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לַֽ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    2. THE LAW OF VOWS Numbers 30:1 The general command regarding vows is that whosoever binds himself by one, or takes an oath in regard to any promise, must at all hazards keep his word. A man is allow...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this section the subject of vows was dealt with and principally those of women. A man's vow was declared to be absolutely binding. No provision was made for release. In the case of women this was n...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    In the first ages of the church, and even in later periods, some pious persons, out of an holy zeal for the LORD'S honor and glory, have obliged themselves to certain acts, either in doing or sufferin...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The successes given to the children of Israel alarmed some of their neighbours, more particularly Moab; and this gives occasion for a striking episode in the history which brought to issue as solemn a...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    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 fa...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Chapter 30 is the case of the vows of women, which has reference also to the fate of Israel, who have indeed taken these vows upon themselves, in the hearing of God, and He has not disannulled them in...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    IF A MAN VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD,.... Which must be in a thing that is lawful to be done, which is not contrary to the revealed will and mind of God, and which may tend to the glory of God, the honour...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth. Ver. 2. _If a man vow a vo...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _If a man vow a vow_ Concerning something lawful, and in his power to perform. _Unto the Lord_ To the honour and service of God. _Or swear an oath_ Confirm his vow by an oath. _To bind his soul with a...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Vowes are not to be broken. 3 The exception of a maids vow, 6 Of a wiues, 9 Of a widowes, or her that is diuorced. 1 AND Moses spake vnto the heads of the tribes, concerning the children of Isra...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE OBLIGATION OF VOWS...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with "a bond, both the vows to perform and the vows to abstain being included in the precept, HE SHALL NOT BREAK HIS WORD and thus p...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    LAWS CONCERNING VOWS (vs.1-16) Under law it was permitted to the people to make vows as to what they might do in the future, for man is looked at as under probation so long as he is under law. But th...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    BREAK: _ Heb._ profane...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1,2 No man can be bound by his own promise to do what he is already, by the Divine precept, forbidden to do. In other matters the command is, that he shall not break his words, through he may change h...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    A MAN; which notes both the sex, as appears by NUMBERS 30:3, and the age, that he be grown up; for none can be so weak as to think the vow of a young child would bind it. A VOW, i.e. a simple Vow to d...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    This brief section has what we may term a dispensational bearing. It applies specially to Israel, and treats of the question of vows and bonds. The man and the woman stand in marked contrast, in relat...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Numbers 30:2 man H376 makes H5087 (H8799) vow H5088 LORD H3068 swears H7650 (H8736) oath H7621 bind...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CONTINUAL MAKING AND CONFIRMATION OF VOWS (WITH THEIR PEACE/WELLBEING OFFERINGS). BUT WHILE DEDICATION WAS GOOD AND WAS REQUIRED, IT ALSO HAD TO BE CONTROLLED (NUMBERS 30:1). Vows were an essentia...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The laws of vows. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: Our promises before God are bonds upon the soul and by them we must conscientiously consider ourselves bound out from all sin and boun...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Numbers 30:15. _He shall bear her iniquity._ The Samaritan pentateuch, and the Septuagint read, Then “he shall bear _his_ iniquity,” which conveys the just idea that by disannulling the vow, he took t...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _If a man vow a vow unto the Lord._ THE SACRED BOND The practice of binding the soul with vows and oaths is of very ancient date, and common to all systems of religion. Now precisely of this nature i...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 30:1 In a crisis people often make a vow: “If God delivers me from X, I promise to do Y.” There are many examples in the Bible (e.g., Genesis 28:20;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES In this chapter we have regulations as to the force and obligatoriness of vows, with certain cases specified in which they ceased to be binding. Rules for the estimation...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION OF VOWS MADE BY WOMEN (Numbers 30:1). NUMBERS 30:1 AND MOSES SPAKE UNTO THE HEADS OF THE TRIBES. The regulations here laid down about vows follow with a certain p

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we get into chapter thirty we are dealing with the law of vows. When you make a promise unto God, God takes it seriously and God expects you to keep your vow. God is not an Indian giver and He...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 9:9; Acts 23:12; Acts 23:14;...

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