If a man: The preceding chapters had treated of sacrifices required by law; and in the laws here delivered in respect to vows must have been very useful, as they both prevented and annulled rash vows, and provided a proper sanction for the support and performance of those which were rationally made, and which were made to the Lord.
vow a vow: Numbers 21:2; Genesis 28:20-22; Leviticus 27:2-34; Deuteronomy 23:21-22; Judges 11:11, Judges 11:30-31, Judges 11:35-36; Judges 11:39; Psalms 15:3, Psalms 56:12, Psalms 76:11, Psalms 119:106; Proverbs 20:25
swear: Exodus 20:7; Leviticus 5:4; Matthew 5:33-34, Matthew 14:7-9; Acts 23:12; 2 Corinthians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 9:9-11
to bind: Numbers 30:3-4, Numbers 30:10; Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:18 *Gr: Acts 23:12, Acts 23:14, Acts 23:21
break: Heb. profane, Psalms 55:20 *marg.
he shall do: Job 22:27; Psalms 22:25, Psalms 50:14, Psalms 66:13-14, Psalms 116:14, Psalms 116:18; Ecclesiastes 5:4-5; Nahum 1:15