King James Version

Numbers 30:15

But if he shall any ways make them void after that he hath heard them; then he shall bear her iniquity.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Numbers 30:16.

וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…הָפֵ֥רhaferbreakפָּרַרverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “break”, the verb used for emphasisH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.יָפֵ֛רyaferbreakפָּרַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate[idiom] any ways, break (asunder), cast off, cause to cease, [idiom] clean, defeat, disannul, disappoint, dissolve, divide, make of none effect, fail, frustrate, bring (come) to nought, [idiom] utterly, make void.אֹתָ֖םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַחֲרֵ֣יachareafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…שָׁמְע֑וֹshamevohearשָׁמַעverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, the to-form of the verbH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…וְנָשָׂ֖אvenasaand lift upנָשָׂאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and lift up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֲוֺנָֽהּaonahfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(30-16) But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if he doth at all break them after his hearing, then he hath borne her iniquity.'

World English Bible

But if he makes them null and void after he has heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity.”

Darby Translation

But if he in any way annul them after he hath heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity.

Douay-Rheims

But if the husband hearing it hold his peace, and defer the declaring his mind till another day: whatsoever she had vowed and promised, she shall fulfill: because immediately as he heard it, he held his peace.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(30-16) But if he shall make them null and void after that he hath heard them, then he shall bear her iniquity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if her husband should in any wise cancel them after the day in which he heard them , then he shall bear his iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ περιελὼν περιέλῃ ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς μετὰ τὴν ἡμέραν ἣν ἤκουσε, καὶ λήψεται τὴν ἁμαρτίαν αὐτοῦ.