“But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the Lord shall forgive her.”
But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul, of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her — If the husband forbids the vow, it is voided. Again, the male authority figure's intervention cancels the woman's independent covenant obligation. The word 'disallow' (hepher) carries the sense of breaking or making void. The LORD releases the woman from blame because her covenant promise has been negated by legitimate authority.
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