Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 23:21-23

Holiness, Exclusion, and the Purity of the Covenant Assembly

Assembly membership restrictions (vv. 1–8) move to camp purity for holy-war conditions (vv. 9–14), then to protection of escaped slaves (vv. 15–16), prohibition of cult prostitution (vv. 17–18), lending rules (vv. 19–20), and vow obligations (vv. 21–23), closing with gleaning permissions (vv. 24–25).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

21 If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.

22 But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin.

23 Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

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References and Original Words

Verse 21

Cross-references

Matthew 5:33 Classic cross-references Psalms 50:14 Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 5:4 Classic cross-references Matthew 5:34 Classic cross-references Psalms 66:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

If כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction you make תִדֹּ֥ר H5087 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a vow נֶ֙דֶר֙ H5088 Noun - masculine singular to the LORD לַיהוָ֣ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular do not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be slow to keep it תְאַחֵ֖ר H309 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular . . . לְשַׁלְּמ֑וֹ H7999 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular because כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction He יְהוָ֤ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular will surely require it דָּרֹ֨שׁ H1875 Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute . . . יִדְרְשֶׁ֜נּוּ H1875 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular of you מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ H5973 Preposition-m | second person masculine singular and you will be וְהָיָ֥ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular guilty of sin חֵֽטְא׃ H2399 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 22

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 5:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

But if וְכִ֥י H3588 Conjunction you refrain תֶחְדַּ֖ל H2308 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular from making a vow לִנְדֹּ֑ר H5087 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct you will not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle . . . בְךָ֖ Preposition | second person masculine singular be יִהְיֶ֥ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular guilty of sin חֵֽטְא׃ H2399 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 23

Cross-references

Matthew 5:33 Classic cross-references Proverbs 20:25 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 44:17 Classic cross-references Judges 11:30 Classic cross-references

Original words

Be careful תִּשְׁמֹ֣ר H8104 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular to follow through וְעָשִׂ֑יתָ H6213 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular on what comes מוֹצָ֥א H4161 Noun - masculine singular construct from your lips שְׂפָתֶ֖יךָ H8193 Noun - feminine dual construct | second person masculine singular because כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר H834 Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative you have freely נְדָבָ֔ה H5071 Noun - feminine singular vowed נָדַ֜רְתָּ H5087 Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative to the LORD לַיהוָ֤ה H3068 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular your God אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular vvv דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular with your own mouth בְּפִֽיךָ׃ס H6310 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

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