- vow a vow:
- "And Israelª vowedª° a vowª unto the LORD,ª and said,ª° If¹ thou wilt indeed²° deliverª°¹ this¹ peopleª into my hand,ª then I will utterly destroyª°¹ their cities.ª" {Num 21:2} + "And Jacobª vowedª° a vow,ª saying,ª° If¹ Godª will be¹ with¹ me, and will keep¹ me²° in this¹ wayª that¹ I¹ go,ª° and will giveª° me breadª to eat,ª° and raimentª to put on,ª° ... And this¹ stone,ª which¹ I have setª° [for] a pillar,ª shall be¹ God'sª house:ª and of all¹ that¹ thou shalt giveª° me I will surely²° give the tenthª° unto thee." {Gen 28:20-22} + "Speakª° unto¹ the childrenª of Israel,ª and sayª° unto¹ them, When¹ a manª shall make a singularª° vow,ª the personsª [shall be] for the LORDª by thy estimation.ª ... These¹ [are] the commandments,ª which¹ the LORDª commandedª°¹ Mosesª for¹ the childrenª of Israelª in mountª Sinai.ª" {Lev 27:2-34} + "When¹ thou shalt vowª° a vowª unto the LORDª thy God,ª thou shalt not¹ slackª° to payª° it: for¹ the LORDª thy Godª will surely²° requireª° it of¹¹ thee; and it would be¹ sinª in thee. ... But if¹ thou shalt forbearª° to vow,ª° it shall be¹ no¹ sinª in thee." {Deu 23:21-22} + "Then Jephthahª went²°¹ with¹ the eldersª of Gilead,ª and the peopleª madeª° him headª and captainª over¹ them: and Jephthahª utteredª°¹ all¹ his wordsª beforeª the LORDª in Mizpeh.ª" {Jdg 11:11} + "And Jephthahª vowedª° a vowª unto the LORD,ª and said,ª° If¹ thou shalt without fail²° deliverª°¹ the childrenª of Ammonª into mine hands,ª ... Then it shall be,¹ that whatsoever²°¹ cometh forthª° of the doorsª¹ of my houseª to meetª° me, when I returnª° in peaceª from the childrenª¹ of Ammon,ª shall surely be¹ the LORD'S,ª and I will offer it upª° for a burnt offering.ª" {Jdg 11:30-31} + "And it came to pass,¹ when he sawª° her, that he rentª°¹ his clothes,ª and said,ª° Alas,ª my daughter!ª thou hast brought²° me very²° low,ª° and thou¹ art¹ one of them that troubleª° me: for I¹ have openedª° my mouthª unto¹ the LORD,ª and I cannotª°¹ go back.ª° ... And she saidª° unto¹ him, My father,ª [if] thou hast openedª°¹ thy mouthª unto¹ the LORD,ª doª° to me according to that whichª hath proceeded²° out¹ of thy mouth;ª¹ forasmuchª¹ as the LORDª hath takenª° vengeanceª for thee of thine enemies,ª°¹ [even] of the childrenª¹ of Ammon.ª" {Jdg 11:35-36} + "And it came to pass¹ at the endª¹ of twoª months,ª that she returnedª° unto¹ her father,ª who didª° with her [according] to¹ his vowª which¹ he had vowed:ª° and she¹ knewª° no¹ man.ª And it was¹ a customª in Israel,ª" {Jdg 11:39} + "[He that] backbitethª° not¹ with¹ his tongue,ª nor¹ doethª° evilª to his neighbour,ª nor¹ taketh upª° a reproachª against¹ his neighbour.ª" {Psa 15:3} + "Thy vowsª [are] upon¹ me, O God:ª I will renderª° praisesª unto thee." {Psa 56:12} + "Vow,ª° and payª° unto the LORDª your God:ª let all¹ that be round aboutª him bringª° presentsª unto him that ought to be feared.ª" {Psa 76:11} + "I have sworn,ª° and I will performª° [it], that I will keepª° thy righteousª judgments.ª" {Psa 119:106} + "[It is] a snareª to the manª [who] devourethª° [that which is] holy,ª and afterª vowsª to make enquiry.ª°" {Prv 20:25}
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