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Numbers 30:4 Cross-References
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“And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.”
Numbers 30:4 (KJV)
Commentary on Numbers 30:4
Her father shall hold his peace at her (הֶחֱרִישׁ לָהּ אָבִיהָ, heḥerish lah aviha)—The father's silence constitutes legal ratification. Ḥarash (to be silent) here carries juridical weight: what is not vetoed is validated. This principle reveals God's care for order within covenant households while protecting young women from rash oaths.Then all her vows shall stand (וְקָמוּ כָּל־נְדָרֶיהָ, veqamu kol-nedareyha)—The verb qum (to stand, be established) indicates legal validity. The father's headship includes authority to annul (hefer, v. 5) vows that might harm his daughter, but silence equals ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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