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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

Numbers 30:13

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 the wife's person or body being the husband's right, she might not do any thing to the injury of her body without his consent.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _to afflict the soul_ See on Numbers 29:7....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    EVERY VOW, AND EVERY BINDING OATH TO AFFLICT THE SOUL. — Reference is again made to the two kinds of vows which are treated of in this chapter — viz., a vow to do anything, and a vow to abstain from a...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Numbers 30:14]_ כָּל ־נֵ֛דֶר וְ כָל ־שְׁבֻעַ֥ת...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Every vow, and every binding oath to (h) afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. (h) To mortify herself by abstinence or other bodily exercise....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The special case of a married woman, in the obligations upon her soul by reason of her vows, is also particularly noticed; and it should seem, from the great attention which the law of GOD was pleased...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Numbers 30:13 vow H5088 binding H632 oath H7621 afflict H6031 (H8763) soul H5315 husband H376 confirm H6965 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    A SUMMARY (NUMBERS 30:13). Numbers 30:13 ‘Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void. But if her husband altogether hold his...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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;...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 30:10 Vows a woman makes after marrying may be canceled by her husband as soon as he hears of them, but if he SAYS NOTHING they are binding (v....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 11:3; 1 Corinthians 11:9; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Peter 3:1;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    To afflict her soul — Herself by fasting, by watching, or the like. And these words are added to shew that the husband had this power not only in those vows which concerned himself or his estate, but...

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