INTRODUCTION TO NUMBERS 30 Mention being made, in the latter part of the preceding chapter, of vows to be performed to the Lord, besides the sacrifices directed to; here some account is given of them, and men are charged to fulfil, and not break them, Numbers 30:1 but as to women, if a maid, being... [ Continue Reading ]
AND MOSES SPAKE UNTO THE HEADS OF THE TRIBES,.... Or the princes of them, who could more easily be convened, and who used to meet on certain occasions, and on whom it lay to see various laws put in execution: CONCERNING THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL; how they ought to conduct and behave in the following c... [ Continue Reading ]
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 of religion, the service of the sanctuary, the good of a man's self or of his neighbour; or in thin... [ Continue Reading ]
IF A WOMAN ALSO VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD,.... Who has not passed thirteen years, as the Targum of Jonathan: [AND] BIND [HERSELF] BY A BOND; lay herself under obligation to perform her vow by an oath: being in her father's house; unto the twelfth year, as the same Targum; that is, that is under his c... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HER FATHER HEAR HER VOW, AND HER BOND WHEREWITH SHE HATH BOUND HER SOUL,.... Her vow, which is binding upon her, or her vow and an oath annexed to it; which makes it still more strongly binding; and this he hears himself, or it is reported to him by others: and her father shall hold his peace at... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF HER FATHER DISALLOW HER IN THE DAY THAT HE HEARETH,.... Disapproves of her vow, and expresses his dislike of it, and declares it null and void; which, if done at all, is to be done on the same day he hears it, and not on another day, as Aben Ezra observes; not the day following, and much less... [ Continue Reading ]
AND IF SHE HAD AT ALL AN HUSBAND WITH WHOM SHE VOWED,.... Or "when her vows were upon her" w, was either betrothed or married to a man: OR UTTERED OUGHT OUT OF HER LIPS, WHEREWITH SHE BOUND HER SOUL; uttered anything, either with or without premeditation, either with thought and deliberation, or ra... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HER HUSBAND HEARD IT, AND HELD HIS PEACE AT HER IN THE DAY THAT HE HEARD IT,.... The vow she made, and by his silence consented to it: THEN HER VOWS SHALL STAND, AND HER BONDS WHEREWITH SHE BOUND HER SOUL SHALL STAND; or she be under obligation to perform them.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF HER HUSBAND DISALLOW HER ON THE DAY THAT HE HEARD IT,.... Expresses his dislike of it; and this he does as soon as he hears it, at least that same day; according to the Jews x, within the space of twenty four hours: THEN HE SHALL MAKE HER VOW WHICH SHE VOWED, AND THAT WHICH SHE UTTERED WITH... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT EVERY VOW OF A WIDOW,.... The Scripture speaks, as Jarchi says, of a widow from marriage, or that has been married, but a widow from espousals (or that has been only espoused), the husband dead, the power is transmitted, and returns to the father; and with respect to such a case, it is said in t... [ Continue Reading ]
AND IF SHE VOWED IN HER HUSBAND'S HOUSE,.... Before his death, in his lifetime, or before divorced: the Targum of Jonathan adds, by way of explanation, "and not at age for marriage", understanding it of a betrothed, and not a married person; but Jarchi says, the Scripture speaks of a married one, wh... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HER HUSBAND HEARD IT, AND HELD HIS PEACE AT HER, AND DISALLOWED HER NOT,.... Heard her make her vow, and bind it with an oath, and was silent at it, which was consenting to it, and did not contradict her, nor show any displeasure or resentment at her on account of it; the Targum of Jonathan adds... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF HER HUSBAND HATH UTTERLY MADE THEM VOID ON THE DAY HE HEARD THEM,.... Declaring they were contrary to his mind and will, he disapproved of them, and forbid the carrying them into execution: THEN WHATSOEVER PROCEEDED OUT OF HER LIPS CONCERNING HER VOWS, OR CONCERNING THE BOND OF HER SOUL, SHA... [ Continue Reading ]
EVERY VOW, AND EVERY BINDING OATH TO AFFLICT THE SOUL,.... By fasting, as Aben Ezra observes; as when a vow was made, or a person bound herself by an oath to abstain from such and such food, or to fast on such a day; to keep a fast which was not appointed, to set apart a day for fasting, besides the... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF HER HUSBAND ALTOGETHER HOLD HIS PEACE AT HER FROM DAY TODAY,.... Said not one word to her day after day, neither on the day he heard her vow, nor the day following: THEN HE ESTABLISHETH ALL HER VOWS, OR ALL HER BONDS, WHICH ARE UPON HER; by his silence: HE CONFIRMETH THEM, BECAUSE HE HELD H... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT IF HE SHALL ANY WAYS MAKE THEM VOID, AFTER THAT HE HATH HEARD THEM,.... Some way or other expressing his dislike of them; not at the time he heard them, but some time afterwards; one day after, as the Targum of Jonathan: THEN HE SHALL BEAR HIS INIQUITY: be accountable for the breach of the vow,... [ Continue Reading ]
THESE ARE THE STATUTES WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED MOSES BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS WIFE,.... Relating to vows made by the wife, and confirmed or disannulled by the husband: Aben Ezra adds, if she is at age or in puberty, understanding it of a married and not a betrothed wife: BETWEEN THE FATHER AND HIS DA... [ Continue Reading ]