Numbers 30:5

“But if her father forbids her on the day he hears of it, none of her vows or her obligations that she has bound on her soul shall stand; and YHWH will forgive her, because her father forbade her.”

Numbers 30:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 30:5, word by word

her fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
forbidsהֵנִיאheni

forbid, discourage

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

Where else “heni” appears
on the dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
he hears of itשָׁמְעsham

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “sham” appears
of her vowsנְדָרֶיnedare

vow

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

Where else “nedare” appears
or her obligationsאֱסָרֶיesare

obligation

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

Where else “esare” appears
she has 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
shall standיָקוּםyakum

stand firm

To hold firm, be fulfilled.

Where else “yakum” appears
and 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
will forgiveיִסְלַחyislach

forgive

Forgive, pardon. In the Bible this verb has only God as its subject.

Where else “yislach” appears

The context

4and her father hears her vow and her obligation that she has bound on her soul, and her father keeps silent toward her, then all her vows shall stand, and every obligation that she has bound on her soul shall stand.

5 · This verse (above)

6And if she does belong to a husband while her vows are on her, or the rash utterance of her lips that she has bound on her soul,

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