Contemporary English Version Anglicised

Numbers 30:8-14 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

8. But if her husband hears about the promise and objects, she no longer has to keep it, and the Lord will forgive her.

9. Widows and divorced women must keep every promise they make to the Lord.

10. Suppose a married woman makes a promise to the Lord.

11. If her husband hears about the promise and says nothing, she must do what she said.

12. But if he hears about the promise and does object, she no longer has to keep it. The Lord will forgive her, because her husband would not allow her to keep the promise.

13. Her husband has the final say about any promises she makes to the Lord.

14. If her husband hears about a promise and says nothing about it for a whole day, she must do what she said—since he did not object, the promise must be kept.