Matthew Henry · Verses 1–2
No man can be bound by his own promise to do what he is already, by the Divine precept, forbidden to do. In other matters the command is, that he shall not break his words, through he may change his mind.
Numbers 30:1
Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, “This is the thing which the LORD has commanded.
BSB
Then Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded:
KJV
And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded.
ASV
And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded.
BBE
And Moses said to the heads of the tribes of the children of Israel, This is the order of the Lord.
Original Hebrew
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וַיְדַבֵּר
vay·da·ber
and he spoke
H1696
מֹשֶׁה
mo·sheh
Moses
H4872
אֶל־
'el-
to
H413
רָאשֵׁי
ra·shei
[the] leaders of
H7218
הַמַּטּוֹת
ha·ma·tot
the tribes
H4294
לִבְנֵי
liv·nei
of [the] people of
H1121
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
H3478
לֵאמֹר
le·mor
(to) saying
H559
זֶה
zeh
this
H2088
הַדָּבָר
ha·da·var
[is] the word
H1697
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
which
H834
צִוָּה
tzi·vah
he has commanded
H6680
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
H3068
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