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Everyכָּלvowנֵדֶרand everyוְכָלoathשְׁבֻעַתof obligationאִסָּרto afflictלְעַנֹּתthe soul,נָפֶשׁher husbandאִישָׁהּmay confirm it,יְקִימֶנּוּand her husbandוְאִישָׁהּmay annul it.יְפֵרֶנּוּ
Numbers 30:13
Study it in the app“Every vow and every oath of obligation to afflict the soul, her husband may confirm it, and her husband may annul it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 30:13, word by word
- vowנֵדֶרneder
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “neder” appears- oathשְׁבֻעַתshevuat
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevuat” appears- of obligationאִסָּרisar
obligation
Obligation: a promise by which a person binds himself, above all to keep from something.
Where else “isar” appears- to afflictעַנֹּתanot
humble
To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.
Where else “anot” appears- the soulנָפֶשׁnafesh
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafesh” appears- her husbandאִישָׁisha
husband
Literally "her man": the one married to her.
Where else “isha” appears- may confirm itיְקִימֶyekime
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “yekime” appears- may annul itיְפֵרֶyefere
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “yefere” appears
The context
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.
13 · This verse (above)
14But if her husband indeed keeps silent toward her from day to day, then he confirms all her vows or all her obligations that are on her; he has confirmed them, because he kept silent toward her on the day he heard of them.