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without blemish: 5 Whatsoever she promised and swore, she
33 And the sacrifices and the libations of every shall fulfil in deed.
one for the calves and for the rams and for the 6 But if her father, immediately as soon as
lambs you shall celebrate according to the rite: he heard it, gainsaid it, both her vows and her
34 And a buck goat for sin, besides the perpet- oaths shall be void, neither shall she be bound
ual holocaust, and the sacrifice and the libation to what she promised, because her father hath
thereof. gainsaid it.
35 On the eighth day, which is most solemn, 7 If she have a husband, and shall vow any
you shall do no servile work: thing, and the word once going out of her mouth
36 But you shall offer a holocaust for a most shall bind her soul by an oath,
sweet odour to the Lord, one calf, one ram, and 8 The day that her husband shall hear it, and
seven lambs of a year old, without blemish: not gainsay it, she shall be bound to the vow,
37 And the sacrifices and the libations of every and shall give whatsoever she promised.
one for the calves and for the rams and for the 9 But if as soon as he heareth he gainsay it,
lambs you shall celebrate according to the rite: and make her promises and the words wherewith
38 And a buck goat for sin, besides the perpet- she had bound her soul of no effect: the Lord will
ual holocaust, and the sacrifice and the libation forgive her.
thereof. 10 The widow, and she that is divorced, shall
39 These things shall you offer to the Lord fulfil whatsoever they vow.
in your solemnities: besides your vows and vol- 11 If the wife in the house of her husband,
untary oblations for holocaust, for sacrifice, for hath bound herself by vow and by oath,
libation, and for victims of peace offerings. 12 If her husband hear, and hold his peace,
and doth not disallow the promise, she shall ac-
complish whatsoever she had promised.
Chapter 30 13 But if forthwith he gainsay it, she shall not
be bound by the promise: because her husband
And Moses told the children of Israel all that the gainsaid it, and the Lord will be merciful to her.
Lord had commanded him: 14 If she vow and bind herself by oath, to af-
2 And he said to the princes of the tribes of flict her soul by fasting, or abstinence from other
the children of Israel: This is the word that the things, it shall depend on the will of her husband,
Lord hath commanded: whether she shall do it, or not do it.
3 If any man make a vow to the Lord, or bind 15 But if the husband hearing it hold his
himself by an oath: he shall not make his word peace, and defer the declaring his mind till
void but shall fulfil all that he promised. another day: whatsoever she had vowed and
4 If a woman vow any thing, and bind herself promised, she shall fulfil: because immediately
by an oath, being in her father’s house, and but as he heard it, he held his peace.
yet a girl in age: if her father knew the vow 16 But if he gainsay it after that he knew it,
that she hath promised, and the oath wherewith he shall bear her iniquity.
she hath bound her soul, and held his peace, she 17 These are the laws which the Lord ap-
shall be bound by the vow: pointed to Moses between the husband and the