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Selected Verse: Deuteronomy 23:21 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| De 23:21 |
King James |
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| When thou shalt vow a vow--(See on Num 30:2). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
| Vows vowed to the Lord were to be fulfilled without delay; but omitting to vow was not a sin. (On vows themselves, see at Lev and Num 30:2.) נדבה is an accusative defining the meaning more fully: in free will, spontaneously. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Not slack - Not delay: because delays may make them both unable to pay it, and unwilling too. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| When thou shalt vow, etc. - See on Num 30:2 (note), etc. |
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 his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
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 his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.