Numbers 30:16

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Numbers 30:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “These are the statutes, which Jehovah commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father`s house.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

These are the statutes, which Jehovah commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father`s house.
Numbers 30:16 — American Standard Version

Context — Numbers 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
16These are the statutes, which Jehovah commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between a father and his daughter, being in her youth, in her father`s house.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“These are the statutes which the Lord commanded Moses between a man and his wife, etc.] Relating to vows made by the wife, and confirmed or disannulled by the husband: Aben Ezra adds, if she is at age or in puberty, understanding it of a married and not a betrothed wife: between the father and his daughter; if she is not at age, as the same writer observes; for if she is at age he has nothing to do with her vows: [being yet] in her youth; not at age, being not twelve years and one day old: in her father’s house; in his power and jurisdiction, and at his disposal, and so could make her vows void or firm, as he pleased: this power of ratifying or disannulling vows an husband had over his wife,…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Num 5:29, Num 5:30; Lev 11:46, Lev 11:47, Lev 13:59, Lev 14:54-57, Lev 15:32, Lev 15:33 Next: Numbers Chapter 31”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Num 30:16, concluding formula. Next: Numbers Chapter 31”
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