_A.M. 2552. B.C. 1452._ Vows must be performed, Numbers 30:1. Particular exceptions of the vow of a daughter, not allowed by the father, Numbers 30:3. And the vow of a wife, not allowed by her husband, Numbers 30:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes_ The chief rulers of each tribe, who were to communicate it to the rest. _This is the thing the Lord hath commanded_ With relation to vows, concerning which, it is probable, some case had been proposed to him to be determined.... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 bond _ To restrain himself from something otherwise lawful; as, suppose, from such a sort of meat o... [ Continue Reading ]
_And her father hear her vow_ Either when she spake the words, or by her acquainting him therewith, as she was bound to do. If it be asked why sons are not mentioned as well as daughters, since both, in their younger years, are under the power of their parents; the answer is, that the cases are quit... [ Continue Reading ]
_In the day that he heareth_ Speedily, or without delay, allowing only convenient time for deliberation. And it is hereby intimated, that the day or time he had for disallowing her vow was not to be reckoned from her vowing, but from his knowledge of her vow. _The Lord shall forgive_ Or, _will forgi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Widow or divorced_ Though she be in her father's house, whither such persons often returned.... [ Continue Reading ]
_If she vowed_ If she that now is a widow, or divorced, made that vow while her husband lived with her; as, suppose, she then vowed that if she was a widow she would give such a proportion of her estate to pious or charitable uses, of which vow she might repent when she came to be a widow, and might... [ Continue Reading ]
_To afflict the soul_ Herself, by fasting, by watching, or the like. And these words are added to show that the husband had this power not only in those vows which concerned himself or his estate, but also in those which might seem only to concern her own person and body; and the reason is, because... [ Continue Reading ]
_After he hath heard_ And approved them by his silence from day to day; if after that time he shall hinder them, which he ought not to do, her non-performance of her vow shall be imputed to him, not to her.... [ Continue Reading ]