Numbers 30:7

“and her husband hears of it and on the day he hears it keeps silent toward her, then her vows shall stand, and her obligations that she has bound on her soul shall stand.”

Numbers 30:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 30:7, word by word

and her husbandאִישָׁisha

husband

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

Where else “isha” appears
hears of itשָׁמַעshama

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “shama” appears
and on the dayיוֹםyom

day

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

Where else “yom” appears
keeps silentהֶחֱרִישׁhecherish

be silent

To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.

Where else “hecherish” appears
then her vowsנְדָרֶיnedare

vow

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

Where else “nedare” appears
shall standקָמוּkamu

stand firm

To hold firm, be fulfilled.

Where else “kamu” appears
and her obligationsאֱסָרֶesare

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

The context

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,

7 · This verse (above)

8But if on the day her husband hears of it he forbids her, then he annuls her vow that is on her and the rash utterance of her lips that she has bound on her soul; and YHWH will forgive her.

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