or if anyone thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything, whether good or evil( in any matter one might carelessly swear about) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt—

或是有人嘴里冒失发誓，要行恶，要行善，无论人在什么事上冒失发誓，他却不知道，一知道了就要在这其中的一件上有了罪。

若有人随口发誓，或出于恶意，或出于善意，这人无论在什么事上随意发誓，虽不察觉，但一知道，就在这其中的一件事上有罪了。

若有人随口发誓，或出于恶意，或出于善意，这人无论在什么事上随意发誓，虽不察觉，但一知道，就在这其中的一件事上有罪了。

如果有人草率起誓，不论出于善意还是恶意，即使当初没有察觉，后来才意识到，也是有罪的。

或有人嘴唇轻率发誓，无论是出于恶意或是出于好意，他没有留意起了什么誓；他一知道，就有罪了。

或是有人嘴裏冒失發誓，要行惡，要行善，無論人在甚麼事上冒失發誓，他卻不知道，一知道了就要在這其中的一件上有了罪。

若有人隨口發誓，或出於惡意，或出於善意，這人無論在甚麼事上隨意發誓，雖不察覺，但一知道，就在這其中的一件事上有罪了。

若有人隨口發誓，或出於惡意，或出於善意，這人無論在甚麼事上隨意發誓，雖不察覺，但一知道，就在這其中的一件事上有罪了。

如果有人草率起誓，不論出於善意還是惡意，即使當初沒有察覺，後來才意識到，也是有罪的。

或有人嘴唇輕率發誓，無論是出於惡意或是出於好意，他沒有留意起了甚麼誓；他一知道，就有罪了。

或是有人嘴裏冒失起誓、要作惡或行善，無論那人所冒失起誓的是甚麼，他都茫然不知；一知道了，他就在這些事的一件上有了罪責。

如人造次發誓、行善行惡、而不自知、無論所誓何若、迨及知之、則為有罪、

如人不知、而造次發誓、或善或惡、則無論其所誓何若、迨及知之、必以為過、

或有人造次啟口發誓許願、或善或惡、無論何誓、先不知、後乃知、致獲愆尤、

Or suppose someone makes a promise to do something without thinking it through. It does not matter what they promised. It does not matter whether they made the promise without thinking about it carefully. And suppose they are not aware that they did not think it through. When they find out about it, they will be guilty.

or if anyone utters with his lips a rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these;

“ Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.

Or if someone swears rashly to do what is good or evil— concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath— without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.

Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter people speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty of one of these things.

‘ Or if a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it— when he realizes it, then he shall be guilty in any of these matters.

Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things.

Or if someone swears rashly to do what is good or evil— concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath— without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.

Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with[ his] lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever[ it be] that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth[ of it], then he shall be guilty in one of these.

or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths–

“‘ Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good— whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him— when he knows of it, then he will be guilty of one of these.

whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”

And he promised her with an oath,“ Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

May God deal with David, be it ever so severely, if by morning I leave alive one male of all who belong to him!”

The next morning some Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her or the rash promise by which she obligates herself, and the Lord will release her.

Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying,“ Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!” So none of the troops tasted food.The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground.When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.Then one of the soldiers told him,“ Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying,‘ Cursed be anyone who eats food today!’ That is why the men are faint.”

“ How can we provide wives for those who are left, since we have taken an oath by the Lord not to give them any of our daughters in marriage?”

He said,“ May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!”

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.“‘ Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.

The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted

“ If she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she obligates herself

Then Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the assembly ratified it by oath.

“ Our lives for your lives!” the men assured her.“ If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the Lord gives us the land.”

Now swear to me by the Lord that you will not kill off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s family.”So David gave his oath to Saul. Then Saul returned home, but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

He swore an oath to the Lord, he made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:“ I will not enter my house or go to my bed,I will allow no sleep to my eyes or slumber to my eyelids,till I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob.”

The king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the Lord between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

“ Speak to the Israelites and say to them:‘ If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value,set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel;for a female, set her value at thirty shekels;for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels and of a female at ten shekels;for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels of silver and that of a female at three shekels of silver;for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels and of a female at ten shekels.If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.“‘ If what they vowed is an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord, such an animal given to the Lord becomes holy.They must not exchange it or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one; if they should substitute one animal for another, both it and the substitute become holy.If what they vowed is a ceremonially unclean animal— one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord— the animal must be presented to the priest,who will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, that is what it will be.If the owner wishes to redeem the animal, a fifth must be added to its value.“‘ If anyone dedicates their house as something holy to the Lord, the priest will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, so it will remain.If the one who dedicates their house wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value, and the house will again become theirs.“‘ If anyone dedicates to the Lord part of their family land, its value is to be set according to the amount of seed required for it— fifty shekels of silver to a homer of barley seed.If they dedicate a field during the Year of Jubilee, the value that has been set remains.But if they dedicate a field after the Jubilee, the priest will determine the value according to the number of years that remain until the next Year of Jubilee, and its set value will be reduced.If the one who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value, and the field will again become theirs.If, however, they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can never be redeemed.When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the Lord; it will become priestly property.“‘ If anyone dedicates to the Lord a field they have bought, which is not part of their family land,the priest will determine its value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the owner must pay its value on that day as something holy to the Lord.In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought, the one whose land it was.Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.“‘ No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord; whether an ox or a sheep, it is the Lord’s.If it is one of the unclean animals, it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.“‘ But nothing that a person owns and devotes to the Lord— whether a human being or an animal or family land— may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the Lord.“‘ No person devoted to destruction may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.“‘ A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value to it.Every tithe of the herd and flock— every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod— will be holy to the Lord.No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.’”These are the commands the Lord gave Moses at Mount Sinai for the Israelites.

We can’t give them our daughters as wives, since we Israelites have taken this oath:‘ Cursed be anyone who gives a wife to a Benjamite.’

So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub- Baal and his family today? If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too!

And she made a vow, saying,“ Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger,“ My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?