Numbers 30

Here we read of the law concerning vows. If a man made a vow and an oath then he was responsible to fulfill it. He has bound himself to some obligation, it is binding, he could not be released from it.

In the case of women, it's different. A woman living under the authority of her father in his house can have her vows nullified by the father. But if her father does not object to it, then her vows are binding. However, if the father objects to it on the day he heard it, then all her vows will be cancelled. The Lord will release her from her vows.

It's the same with a married woman. Her husband has the authority to cancel her vows so long as he expressed his objection to it on the day he heard it. His silence on the matter, however, meant consent.

Widows or divorced women who made vows in their widowhood or in their state of being divorced are obligated to perform their vows. Their vows are absolutely binding.

If they made their vows while they were still with their husbands and their husbands did not object to it, they were bound to fulfill it. If, however, their husbands objected to it, they were released.

If, at first, he gave consent to the vow but in some other day changed his mind about it and prevented his wife from performing her vows, he will bear his wife's guilt.