Numbers 5:28-29

5:28 But if the woman has not defiled herself, and is clean, then she will be free of ill effects and will be able to bear children.

5:29 “‘This is the law for cases of jealousy, when a wife, while under her husband’s authority, goes astray and defiles herself,

Numbers 30:3

Vows Made by Single Women

30:3 “If a young woman who is still living in her father’s house makes a vow to the Lord or places herself under an obligation,

Numbers 30:6

Vows Made by Married Women

30:6 “And if she marries a husband while under a vow, or she uttered anything impulsively by which she has pledged herself,


tn Heb “will be free”; the words “of ill effects” have been supplied as a clarification.

tn Heb “law of jealousies.”

tn The qualification comes at the end of the verse, and simply says “in her youth.”

tn The Hebrew text just has “in her father’s house” and not “who is still living,” but that is the meaning of the line.

tn Heb “and her vows are upon her.” It may be that the woman gets married while her vows are still unfulfilled.

tn The Hebrew text indicates that this would be some impetuous vow that she uttered with her lips, a vow that her husband, whether new or existing, would not approve of. Several translate it “a binding obligation rashly uttered.”