301 Moses said to the heads of the tribes of Israel: "This is what the Lord commands:
301 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded.
301 Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Israel, saying, "This is what the Lord has commanded.
301 Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the People of Israel: "This is what God commands:
301 Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying, "This is the thing which the Lord has commanded:
301 Then Moses summoned the leaders of the tribes of Israel and told them, "This is what the Lord has commanded:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Numbers 30:1
Commentary on Numbers 30:1-2
(Read Numbers 30:1-2)
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.