King James Version

Numbers 30:9

But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Numbers 30:10.

וְנֵ֥דֶרvenederand vowנֶדֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and vow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5088a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promisedvow(-ed).אַלְמָנָ֖הalmanahdesolate houseאַלְמָנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.וּגְרוּשָׁ֑הugerushahand drive awayגָּרַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and drive away”, a verb used as a describing wordH1644to drive out from a possession; especially to expatriate or divorcecast up (out), divorced (woman), drive away (forth, out), expel, [idiom] surely put away, trouble, thrust out.כֹּ֛לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אָסְרָ֥הaserahbindאָסַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bind”, a completed actionH631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battlebind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נַפְשָׁ֖הּnafshahcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…יָק֥וּםyaqumriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…עָלֶֽיהָaleyhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(30-10) But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even every thing wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even everything wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.

Young’s Literal Translation

'As to the vow of a widow or cast-out woman, all that she hath bound on her soul is established on her.

World English Bible

“But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, everything with which she has bound her soul shall stand against her.

Darby Translation

But the vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, — everything wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand against her.

Douay-Rheims

But if as soon as he heareth he gainsay it, and make her promises and the words wherewith she had bound her soul of no effect: the Lord will forgive her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(30-10) But the vow of a widow, or of her that is divorced, even every thing wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand against her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the vow of a widow and of her that is put away, whatsoever she shall bind upon her soul, shall stand to her.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εὐχὴ χήρας καὶ ἐκβεβλημένης ὅσα ἐὰν εὔξηται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτῆς, μενοῦσιν αὐτῇ.