Deuteronomy 23:22 BSB

Deuteronomy 23:22

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

KJV

But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(1.) We are here left at our liberty whether we will make vows or no: If thou shalt forbear to vow (some particular sacrifice and offering, more than was commanded by the law), it shall be no sin to thee.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכִ֥י	ve.Khi	and if	H3588 →
תֶחְדַּ֖ל	tech.Dal	you will refrain	H2308 →
לִנְדֹּ֑ר	lin.Dor	to make a vow	H5087 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih.Yeh	it will be	H1961 →
בְךָ֖	ve.Kha	on <the> you
חֵֽטְא׃	Chet'	sin	H2399 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Commentary

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