Numbers 30:2

“When a man vows a vow to YHWH or swears an oath to bind an obligation on his soul, he shall not profane his word; according to all that comes out of his mouth he shall do.”

Numbers 30:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
vowsיִדֹּרyidor

vow

Make a vow: promise something to God.

Where else “yidor” appears
a vowנֶדֶרneder

vow

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

Where else “neder” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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 “yhva” appears
swearsהִשָּׁבַעhishava

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “hishava” appears
an oathשְׁבֻעָהshevua

oath

Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.

Where else “shevua” appears
to bindאְסֹרesor

bind by vow

To commit oneself by a vow.

Where else “esor” appears
an obligationאִסָּרisar

obligation

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

Where else “isar” appears
on his soulנַפְשׁnafsh

soul

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

Where else “nafsh” appears
profaneיַחֵלyachel

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

Where else “yachel” appears
his wordדְּבָרdevar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “devar” appears
that comes outיֹּצֵאyotse

spring up

To spring up, be born, come from something.

Where else “yotse” appears
of his mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears
he shall doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears

Translation note

Jesus spoke about oaths in Matthew 5:33-37.

The context

1Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the thing that YHWH has commanded:

2 · This verse (above)

3And when a woman vows a vow to YHWH and binds an obligation on herself in the house of her father in her youth,

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