Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Numbers 30:3
Being in her father’s house in her youth - It was not ordinarily until her betrothal or marriage, that the female passed (some suppose by purchase) from the power of her father to that of her husband.
Being in her father’s house in her youth - It was not ordinarily until her betrothal or marriage, that the female passed (some suppose by purchase) from the power of her father to that of her husband.
Verse Numbers 30:3. _IN HER YOUTH_] That is, say the rabbins, under _twelve_ years of age; and under _thirteen_ in case of a _young man_. Young persons of this age were considered to be under the aut...
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...
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...
AND. or. BIND... A BOND. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_. make. solemn bond....
_in her youth_ Old unmarried women are not mentioned. But since marriage was, in the eyes of a Jew, a religious duty, this class of women must have been very small, and would probably be subject to th...
IF A WOMAN ALSO, &C.— Two cases are next put, of persons who are under authority, and not entirely at their own disposal; and, by a very equitable law, it is determined, that their vows shall not stan...
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...
_IF A WOMAN ALSO VOW A VOW UNTO THE LORD, AND BIND HERSELF BY A BOND, BEING IN HER FATHER'S HOUSE IN HER YOUTH;_ A woman ... in her father's house in her youth. Girls only are specified; but minors o...
THE LAW OF VOWS This chapter deals with the subject of Vows, which is also treated in Leviticus 27, where see notes. A vow made by a man is binding (Numbers 30:2). But a woman is not considered to hav...
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
IF A WOMAN ALSO... — Four distinct cases are contemplated in the following verses in regard to vows taken by women: — (1) that of an unmarried woman, living, in her youth, in the house of her father;...
_[Numbers 30:4]_ וְ אִשָּׁ֕ה כִּֽי ־תִדֹּ֥ר נֶ֖דֶר...
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...
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...
Oath, to do something commendable, shall observe his promise, whether any body has heard him or not. The Rabbins pretend, that if the vow be not expressed in words, it is not obligatory. But this is o...
The particular case of an unmarried woman's vow, being still under age, and under subjection to her father, is here set forth. It serves to show the spiritual, as well as natural authority of the pare...
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...
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, i...
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...
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:...
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...
If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord and hind herself by a bond, being in her father's house in her youth, and thus bound under the Fourth Commandment in its full range and compass,...
REGARDING VOWS OF PERSONS IN DEPENDENT POSITIONS...
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...
3-16 Two cases of vows are determined. The case of a daughter in her father's house. When her vow comes to his knowledge, it is in his power either to confirm it or do it away. The law is plain in th...
IF A WOMAN, or a man in the same circumstances, a son or a servant, as plainly appears from hence, because the reason of this law is perfectly the same in both sexes, which is, that such persons have...
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...
Numbers 30:3 woman H802 makes H5087 (H8799) vow H5088 LORD H3068 binds H631 (H8804) agreement H632 fathers...
(I) A YOUNG UNMARRIED WOMAN LIVING IN HER FATHER'S HOUSE (NUMBERS 30:3). Numbers 30:3 ‘Also when a woman vows a vow to Yahweh, and binds herself by a bond, being in her father's house, in her youth,...
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...
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...
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 30:3 Until she marries, a WOMAN is under her father’s authority. If she makes a vow and her father objects, she will be forgiven for not carrying it out. If a woman under a vow...
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;...
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...
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
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...