Numbers 30:4
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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath bound her soul,.... Her vow, which is binding upon her, or her vow and an oath annexed to it; which makes it still more strongly binding;…
It is here taken for granted that all such persons as are sui juris - at their own disposal, and are likewise of sound understanding and memory, are bound to perform whatever they vow that is lawful…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
heareth her vow i.e. comes to hear of it; Num 30:7-8 shew that it does not necessarily mean that he is present when she actually utters her vow.