But ifוְאִםher fatherאָבִיהָforbidsהֵנִיאherאֹתָהּon the dayבְּיוֹםhe hears of it,שָׁמְעוֹnoneכָּל לֹאof her vowsנְדָרֶיהָor her obligationsוֶאֱסָרֶיהָthatאֲשֶׁרshe has boundאָסְרָהon her soulעַל נַפְשָׁהּshall stand;יָקוּםand YHWHוַיהוָהwill forgiveיִסְלַחher,לָהּbecauseכִּיher fatherאָבִיהָforbadeהֵנִיאher.אֹתָהּ
Numbers 30:5
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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,