OET interlinear NUM 30:2

uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) a man makes a vow

(Some words not found in UHB: (a)_man that/for/because/then/when vows (a)_vow to/for=YHWH or swears oath to,bind pledge on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in self_of,his not break word_of,his according,to_every_of (the)_[thing,which_has]_gone_out from,mouth_of,his do )

The words “a man” refer to any man, not one particular man. It refers only to men and does not include women. Alternate translation: [any man]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) to bind himself with a binding promise

(Some words not found in UHB: (a)_man that/for/because/then/when vows (a)_vow to/for=YHWH or swears oath to,bind pledge on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in self_of,his not break word_of,his according,to_every_of (the)_[thing,which_has]_gone_out from,mouth_of,his do )

Here Moses speaks of a person promising to do something as if his promise were a physical object that he ties to himself. Alternate translation: [committing to fulfill a promise] or [promising to do something]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) he must not break his word. He must keep his promise to do everything that comes out of his mouth

(Some words not found in UHB: (a)_man that/for/because/then/when vows (a)_vow to/for=YHWH or swears oath to,bind pledge on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in self_of,his not break word_of,his according,to_every_of (the)_[thing,which_has]_gone_out from,mouth_of,his do )

These two sentences have similar meanings and are combined to emphasize that he must fulfill his promises. Here “word” is a metonym that refers to what he said.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֹ֥א יַחֵ֖ל דְּבָר֑⁠וֹ

not break (Some words not found in UHB: (a)_man that/for/because/then/when vows (a)_vow to/for=YHWH or swears oath to,bind pledge on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in self_of,his not break word_of,his according,to_every_of (the)_[thing,which_has]_gone_out from,mouth_of,his do )

The phrase his word refers to a man’s oaths and vows. Alternate translation: [he must fulfill his promises]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) everything that comes out of his mouth

(Some words not found in UHB: (a)_man that/for/because/then/when vows (a)_vow to/for=YHWH or swears oath to,bind pledge on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in self_of,his not break word_of,his according,to_every_of (the)_[thing,which_has]_gone_out from,mouth_of,his do )

Here the word “mouth” is a metonym for the things that the man says. Alternate translation: [to do everything that he says he will do]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֶ⁠אְסֹ֤ר אִסָּר֙ עַל נַפְשׁ֔⁠וֹ

to,bind pledge on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in self_of,his

Here and throughout the chapter, the word bond could mean: (1) that the person has committed formally to an agreement with someone. Alternate translation: [to commit to a binding contract] (2) that the person has made a promise to abstain from something. Alternate translation: [to refrain from doing something]