And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;
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Gill's Exposition
And if she had at all an husband with whom she vowed,.... Or "when her vows were upon her" (w), was either betrothed or married to a man:
or uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her…
Barnes' Notes
Rather, And if she shall at all be an husband’s, and her vows shall be upon her, or a rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul, etc. The “at all” intimates that the case of a girl…
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…
Cambridge Bible
while her vows are upon her If at the time of her marriage she was still bound by some vow or pledge of abstinence, which she had previously taken with her father's approval.