Numbers 30:16

“These are the statutes that YHWH commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, and between a father and his daughter, in her youth, in the house of her father.”

Numbers 30:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 30:16, word by word

the statutesחֻקִּיםchukim

statute

A rule that God or a king sets and that must be kept.

Where else “chukim” appears
YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

Where else “tsiva” appears
Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears
between a manאִישׁish

husband

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

Where else “ish” appears
and his wifeאִשְׁתּisht

wife

Literally "his woman": the one married to him.

Where else “isht” appears
and between a fatherאָבav

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “av” appears
and his daughterבִתּvit

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “vit” appears
in her youthנְעֻרֶיneure

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

Where else “neure” appears
in the houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “bet” appears

The context

15But if he does annul them after he has heard of them, then he shall bear her iniquity.”

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