Numbers 30:2

What does Numbers 30:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 30:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

When a man takes an oath to the Lord, or gives an undertaking having the force of an oath, let him not go back from his word, but let him do whatever he has said he will do.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`When a man voweth a vow to Jehovah, or hath sworn an oath to bind a bond on his soul, he doth not pollute his word; according to all that is going out from his mouth he doth.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he said to the princes of the tribes of the children of Israel: This is the word that the Lord hath commanded:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

If a man vow a vow to Jehovah, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; according to all that hath gone out of his mouth shall he do.

Context

v.1And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded.

v.2This passage

v.3Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father’s house, in her youth,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 11:39

    And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew not man. And it was a custom in Israel,

  • Acts 23:14

    And they came to the chief priests and the elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste nothing until we have killed Paul.

  • Numbers 30:10

    And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,

  • Psalms 56:12

    Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.

  • Numbers 30:3

    Also when a woman voweth a vow unto Jehovah, and bindeth herself by a bond, being in her father’s house, in her youth,

  • Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.

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