“And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand.”
And her father heareth her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her; then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand — If her father hears the vow and does nothing (holds his peace), the vow stands. The father's silence signals approval or, at minimum, acknowledgment. The law creates space for a woman's independent covenant relationship with God, provided the father does not intervene.
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