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But the vow of a widow, or of her who is divorced, [even] everything with which she has bound her soul, shall stand against her.
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The Independent Vow
Commentators explain that this verse establishes the spiritual and legal autonomy of a widow or a divorced woman. Unlike a daughter under her father or a wife under her husband, she is not under a male authority figure who can annul her commitments. Therefore, any vow she makes is solely her responsibility and is binding.
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16th Century
Protestant
But every vow of a widow. I have stated why widows are expressly named, namely, lest a woman should think that by a second marriage she wo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But every vow of a widow The Scripture speaks, as Jarchi says, of a widow from marriage, or that has been married, but a widow…
Presbyterian
Two cases of vows are defined. The first concerns a daughter in her father's house. When her vow comes to his attention, he has the power either to…
