Bible Strands
Numbers 30:16
These are the statutes that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the relationship between a man and his wife, and between a father and a young daughter still in his home.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Moses at the conclusion of a legal section, summarizing the regulations governing vow fulfillment for married women and young daughters residing in their father’s house.
The words — חֻקִּים (chu.Kim) = statutes; בֵּין (bein) = between. These terms frame the passage as a defined legal boundary separating distinct household jurisdictions.
The thread — This formulaic declaration mirrors Leviticus 11:46; 13:59; 14:54, where identical phrasing introduces ritual or purity regulations.
Why it lands — It demands recognition of specific legal limits on paternal and spousal authority over vows, requiring strict adherence to the stated boundaries.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These are the statutes, which the Lord commanded Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being yet in her youth in her father’s house.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 11:46 This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
- Leviticus 13:59 This is the law concerning a mildew contamination in wool or linen fabric, weave, or knit, or any leather article, for pronouncing it clean or unclean.”
- Leviticus 14:54 This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,
- Leviticus 15:32 This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,
- Numbers 5:29 This is the law of jealousy when a wife goes astray and defiles herself while under her husband’s authority,