Numbers 30:11

“and her husband heard of it and kept silent toward her and did not forbid her, then all her vows shall stand, and every obligation that she bound on her soul shall stand.”

Numbers 30:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 30:11, word by word

and her husbandאִישָׁisha

husband

Literally "her man": the one married to her.

Where else “isha” appears
heard of itשָׁמַעshama

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shama” appears
and kept silentהֶחֱרִשׁhecherish

be silent

To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.

Where else “hecherish” appears
forbidהֵנִיאheni

forbid, discourage

Forbid, oppose: keep something from being done; also discourage.

Where else “heni” appears
her vowsנְדָרֶיnedare

vow

Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.

Where else “nedare” appears
shall standקָמוּkamu

stand firm

To hold firm, be fulfilled.

Where else “kamu” appears
obligationאִסָּרisar

obligation

Obligation: a promise by which a person binds himself, above all to keep from something.

Where else “isar” appears
she boundאָסְרָהasra

bind by vow

To commit oneself by a vow.

Where else “asra” appears
on her soulנַפְשָׁnafsha

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafsha” appears

The context

10And if in the house of her husband she vowed or bound an obligation on her soul with an oath,

11 · This verse (above)

12But if her husband does annul them on the day he hears of them, nothing that came out of her lips concerning her vows or concerning the obligation of her soul shall stand; her husband has annulled them, and YHWH will forgive her.

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