2 When a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word but must do everything he said.

Other Translations of Numbers 30:2

King James Version

2 If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break break: Heb. profane his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

English Standard Version

2 If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

The Message

2 When a man makes a vow to God or binds himself by an oath to do something, he must not break his word; he must do exactly what he has said.

New King James Version

2 If a man makes a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by some agreement, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

New Living Translation

2 A man who makes a vow to the Lord or makes a pledge under oath must never break it. He must do exactly what he said he would do.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 30:2

Commentary on Numbers 30:1-2

(Read Numbers 30:1-2)

No man can be bound by his own promise to do what he is already, by the Divine precept, forbidden to do. In other matters the command is, that he shall not break his words, through he may change his mind.