| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 30:2:1 ⧉אִישׁ כִּי־יִדֹּרish kiyidorIf a man vows Numbers 30:2:2 ⧉נֶדֶר לַיהוָהneder layahweha vow to the LORD Numbers 30:2:3 ⧉אוֹ־הִשָּׁבַע שְׁבוּעָהo hishava sh'vuahor swears an oath Numbers 30:2:4 ⧉לֶאְסֹר אִסָּר עַל־נַפְשׁוֹleehsor issar alnafshoto bind himself with a binding on his soul Numbers 30:2:5 ⧉לֹא יַחֵל דְּבָרוֹlo yakhel devarohe shall not break his word Numbers 30:2:6 ⧉כְּכָל־הַיֹּצֵא מִפִּיו יַעֲשֶׂה׃kekhol hayotse mipi y'asehe shall do according to all that comes out of his mouth |
| 2. Formal Translation If a man makes a vow to the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Witness} or swears an oath that places an obligation upon his soul, he must not treat his word as untrue; he must carry out everything he has spoken. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation When a man vows to the LORD {Yahweh, Promise Keeper} or swears an oath that binds his soul with an obligation, he must not go back on his word; he must do all that he said. |