Numbers 30

1 Moses/I spoke with the leaders of the Israeli tribes. He/I told them these commands that Yahweh had given to him/me:

Moses told the tribal leaders of Israel, “This is what the Lord commands:

2 “If a man solemnly promises Yahweh that he will do something, he must do what he promised.

If a man makes a solemn promise to the Lord, or pledges to do something by swearing an oath, he must not break his promise. He must do everything he said he would.

3 “If a young woman who is still living with her parents solemnly promises to Yahweh to do something,

If a woman who's young and still living in her father's house makes a solemn promise to the Lord or pledges to do something by swearing an oath

4 and if her father hears about what she promised, and if he does not object, she must do what she promised [DOU].

and her father finds out about her promise or pledge but doesn't say anything to her, all the promises or pledges she has sworn to do will stand.

5 But if her father hears about what she promised and does not allow her to do that, then she does not need to do what she promised. Yahweh will forgive her for not doing what she promised.

But if her father disallows them as soon as he finds out, then none of her promises or pledges remain valid. The Lord will release her from keeping them because her father has disallowed them.

6 “If a woman promises Yahweh that she will do something, but then she gets married,

If a woman marries after having made a solemn promise or sworn an oath without thinking

7 if her husband hears about what she promised to do, and he does not object, she must do what she promised [DOU].

and her husband finds out about it but doesn't say anything to her right away, all the promises or pledges she has sworn to do will stand.

8 But if her husband 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 what she promised.

But if her husband disallows them when he finds out about it, then none of her promises or oaths remain valid and the Lord will release her from keeping them.

9 “If a widow or a woman who has been divorced makes a promise, she must do what she promised.

Every solemn promise made by a widow or a woman who is divorced must be kept.

10 “If a woman who is married promises [DOU] to do something,

If a woman living with her husband makes a solemn promise to the Lord or pledges to do something by swearing an oath,

11 and if her husband hears about it but does not object, she must do what she promised.

and her husband finds out about her promise or pledge but doesn't say anything to her and doesn't disallow them, then none of her promises or pledges remain valid.

12 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.

But if her husband disallows them as soon as he finds out about it, then none of her promises or oaths remain valid. The Lord will release her from keeping them because her husband has disallowed them.

13 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.

Her husband may also confirm or disallow any solemn promise or pledge the woman may make for self-denial.

14 If he does not object for several days [after he hears about it], she must do what she promised.

But if her husband doesn't ever say a word to her about it, then he is assumed to have confirmed all the solemn promises and pledges she has made.

15 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.”

However, if he disallows them some time later after finding out about them, then he will bear the responsibility for her breaking them.”

16 Those are the rules that Yahweh gave to Moses/me for husbands and wives, and for young women who are still living with their parents.

These are the regulations that the Lord gave to Moses regarding the relationship between a man and his wife, and between a father and a daughter who is young and still living at home.