told the heads of the
Israelite tribes God’s commandsabout
vows. (
Numbers 30:2.) If a man made a vow to God, he was to carry out all that he promised. (
Numbers 30:3.) If a girl living in her father’s household made a vow to God or assumed an obligation, and her father learned of it and did not object, her vow would stand. (
Numbers 30:4–5.) But if her father objected on the day that he learned of it, her vow would not stand, and God would forgive her. (
Numbers 30:6.) If she
marriedwhile her vow was still in force, and her husband learned of it and did not object on the day that he found out, her vow would stand. (
Numbers 30:7–8.) But if her husband objected on the day that he learned of it, her vow would not stand, and God would forgive her. (
Numbers 30:9.) The vow of a widow or divorced woman was binding. (
Numbers 30:10.) If a married woman made a vow and her husband learned of it and did not object, then her vow would stand. (
Numbers 30:11–12.)
