Num 30:2 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 2. If a man vow a vow ] A vow is a religious promise made to God. Vows were of several kinds:- 1. Of abstinence or humiliation , see ver. ; 2. Of the Nazarite , see ; 3. Of giving certain things or sacrifices to the Lord, ; 4. Of alms given to the poor , see . The law in this chapter must have been very useful, as it both prevented and annulled rash vows , and provided a proper sanction for the support and performance of those that were rationally and piously made. Besides, this law must have acted as a great preventive of lying and hypocrisy . If a vow was properly made, a man or woman was bound, under penalty of the displeasure of God, to fulfil it.

‏ Numbers 30:2

Verse 2. If a man vow a vow] A vow is a religious promise made to God. Vows were of several kinds:-

1. Of abstinence or humiliation, see ver.Nu 30:13;

2. Of the Nazarite, see Nu 6:1-21;

3. Of giving certain things or sacrifices to the Lord, Le 7:16;

4. Of alms given to the poor, see De 23:21.

The law in this chapter must have been very useful, as it both prevented and annulled rash vows, and provided a proper sanction for the support and performance of those that were rationally and piously made. Besides, this law must have acted as a great preventive of lying and hypocrisy. If a vow was properly made, a man or woman was bound, under penalty of the displeasure of God, to fulfil it.