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Numbers 30:1–2

Men and Vows

30 Moses spoke to fthe heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, “This is what the Lord has commanded. gIf a man vows a vow to the Lord, or hswears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. iHe shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

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Numbers 30:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: “This is what the Lord commands: When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.

Numbers 30:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded. If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

Numbers 30:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, “This is what the Lord has commanded: A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do.

Numbers 30:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the Lord has commanded: If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Numbers 30:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

Moses spoke with the leaders of the Israelite tribes. He told them these commands from the Lord.

“If a man makes a promise to the Lord or says he will do something special, he must keep his promise. He must do what he said.

Numbers 30:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded. When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

Numbers 30:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is what Jehovah hath commanded. If a man vow a vow to Jehovah, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; according to all that hath gone out of his mouth shall he do.

Numbers 30:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the Lord has commanded ⸤about vows⸥: If a man makes a vow to the Lord that he will do something or swears an oath that he won’t do something, he must not break his word. He must do everything he said he would do. 

Numbers 30:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Moses told the leaders of the Israelite tribes, “This is what the Lord has commanded: When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.

Numbers 30:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of the Israelites: This is what the Lord has commanded. When a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Numbers 30:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Then Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes concerning the Israelites, saying, “This is the word that Yahweh commanded: if a man makes a vow for Yahweh or swears an oath with a binding pledge on himself, he must not render his word invalid; he must do all that went out from his mouth.

Numbers 30:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of Israel. He said, “Here is what the Lord commands. Suppose a man makes a special promise to the Lord. Or suppose he takes an oath and agrees to do something. Then he must keep his promise. He must do everything he said he would do.

Numbers 30:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, “This is the word which the Lord has commanded.

If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.


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