Torah Portions Matot, Masei II

Luke Ford writes:

Wikipedia says:

Moses

told the heads of the

Israelite tribes God’s commands

about

vows

. (

Numbers 30:2.

) If a man made a vow to God, he was to carry out all that he promised. (

Numbers 30:3.

) If a girl living in her father’s household made a vow to God or assumed an obligation, and her father learned of it and did not object, her vow would stand. (

Numbers 30:4–5.

) But if her father objected on the day that he learned of it, her vow would not stand, and God would forgive her. (

Numbers 30:6.

) If she

married

while her vow was still in force, and her husband learned of it and did not object on the day that he found out, her vow would stand. (

Numbers 30:7–8.

) But if her husband objected on the day that he learned of it, her vow would not stand, and God would forgive her. (

Numbers 30:9.

) The vow of a widow or divorced woman was binding. (

Numbers 30:10.

) If a married woman made a vow and her husband learned of it and did not object, then her vow would stand. (

Numbers 30:11–12.

)