Laws about Vows (Matthew 5:33–37)
1 UDB Moses spoke with the leaders of the Israelite tribes. He told them these commands that Yahweh had given to him: BSB BSB: Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
2 UDB "If a man solemnly promises Yahweh that he will do something, he must do what he promised. BSB BSB: If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
3 UDB If a young woman who is still living with her parents solemnly promises to Yahweh to do something, BSB BSB: And if a woman in her father’s house during her youth makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge,
4 UDB and if her father hears about what she promised, and if he does not say anything to her, she must do what she promised. BSB BSB: and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
5 UDB And if her father hears about her vow that she made before witnesses or the promise she had pledged, but even though he heard about them, he says nothing about what she has vowed or promised, then she must keep all her vows and all her promises, and they all will be in force and she must do what she promised to do. BSB BSB: But if her father prohibits her on the day he hears about it, then none of the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand. The LORD will absolve her because her father has prohibited her.
6 UDB If she marries a husband after she had made a vow or after she had made a careless promise by which she had obligated herself, BSB BSB: If a woman marries while under a vow or rash promise by which she has bound herself,
7 UDB and her husband hears about the vow or the promise that she had made, but on the day that he hears about it he does nothing, in that case the vows she had made will stand in force, and her promises that she had made will still be an obligation that she must fulfill. BSB BSB: and 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.
8 UDB But if, on the day her husband hears about the vow she had given or the foolish promise she had made, he takes action to overrule her, then by overruling her he makes her pledges to be of no effect and he makes the promises that she had made to no longer be an obligation to her. Then Yahweh will set her free from the obligations that she had made when she had taken a vow or when she had made a foolish promise. BSB BSB: But 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.
9 UDB If a widow or a woman who has been divorced makes a promise, she must do what she promised. BSB BSB: Every vow a widow or divorced woman pledges to fulfill is binding on her.
10 UDB If a woman who is married promises to do something, BSB BSB: If a woman in her husband’s house has made a vow or put herself under an obligation with an oath,
11 UDB and if her husband hears about it but does not object, she must do what she promised. BSB BSB: and her husband hears of it but says nothing to her and does not prohibit her, then all the vows or pledges by which she has bound herself shall stand.
12 UDB But if he hears about it and does not allow her to do that, she does not need to do what she promised, and Yahweh will forgive her for not doing it. BSB BSB: But if her husband nullifies them on the day he hears of them, then nothing that came from her lips, whether her vows or pledges, shall stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the LORD will absolve her.
13 UDB A woman's husband may require her to do what she has promised, or he may not allow her to do what she has promised. BSB BSB: Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow or any sworn pledge to deny herself.
14 UDB If he does not object for several days after he hears about it, she must do what she promised. BSB BSB: But if her husband says nothing to her from day to day, then he confirms all the vows and pledges that bind her. He has confirmed them, because he said nothing to her on the day he heard about them.
15 UDB But if he waits a long time after she has promised to do something and then he tells her that he will not permit her to do it, if she does not do what she promised, she will not be punished. Her husband is the one whom Yahweh will punish." BSB BSB: But if he nullifies them after he hears of them, then he will bear her iniquity.”
16 UDB Those are the rules that Yahweh gave to Moses for husbands and wives, and for young women who are still living with their parents. BSB BSB: These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter still in his home.
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