(Matthew 5:33–37)
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Moses spoke with the leaders of the Israelite tribes. He told them these commands that Yahweh had given to him:
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“If a man solemnly promises Yahweh that he will do something, he must do what he promised.
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If a young woman who is still living with her parents solemnly promises to Yahweh to do something,
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and if her father hears about what she promised, and if he does not say anything to her, she must do what she promised.
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And if her father hears about all she promised to do, but he says nothing to her, then she must keep all the promises she made.
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If her father overrules her on the day he hears all the vows she made and her solemn promises with which she has bound herself, then they will not stand. Yahweh will forgive her because her father had overruled her.
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If she marries a husband while under the vows, or she makes rash utterances by which she obligates herself, they will stand.
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But if her husband stops her on the day that he hears about it, then he cancels the vow that she has made, the rash talk of her lips with which she has bound herself. Yahweh will release her.
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If a widow or a woman who has been divorced makes a promise, she must do what she promised.
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If a woman who is married promises to do something,
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and if her husband hears about it but does not object, she must do what she promised.
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But if he hears about it and does not allow her to do that, she does not need to do what she promised, and Yahweh will forgive her for not doing it.
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A woman’s husband may require her to do what she has promised, or he may not allow her to do what she has promised.
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If he does not object for several days after he hears about it, she must do what she promised.
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But if he waits a long time after she has promised to do something and then he tells her that he will not permit her to do it, if she does not do what she promised, she will not be punished. Her husband is the one whom Yahweh will punish.”
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Those are the rules that Yahweh gave to Moses for husbands and wives, and for young women who are still living with their parents.
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