But ifוְאִםon the dayבְּיוֹםher husbandאִישָׁהּhears of itשְׁמֹעַhe forbidsיָנִיאher,אוֹתָהּthen he annulsוְהֵפֵרher vowנִדְרָהּthatאֲשֶׁרis on herעָלֶיהָandוְthe rash utteranceמִבְטָאof her lipsשְׂפָתֶיהָthatאֲשֶׁרshe has boundאָסְרָהon her soul;עַל נַפְשָׁהּand YHWHוַיהוָהwill forgiveיִסְלַחher.לָהּ
Numbers 30:8
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With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 30:8, word by word
- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- her husbandאִישָׁisha
husband
Literally "her man": the one married to her.
Where else “isha” appears- hears of itשְׁמֹעַshemoa
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appears- he forbidsיָנִיאyani
forbid, discourage
Forbid, oppose: keep something from being done; also discourage.
Where else “yani” appears- then he annulsהֵפֵרhefer
annul
To void a covenant or vow; spoil a plan.
Where else “hefer” appears- her vowנִדְרָnidra
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “nidra” appears- the rash utteranceמִבְטָאmivta
rash utterance
Rash utterance: what is promised lightly, without thinking.
Where else “mivta” appears- of her lipsשְׂפָתֶיsefate
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefate” 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- 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
7and 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.
8 · This verse (above)
9But the vow of a widow or a divorced woman, everything that she has bound on her soul, shall stand against her.