When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
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Hebrew original
Louis Segond 1910
Si tu fais un voeu à l'Eternel, ton Dieu, tu ne tarderas point à l'accomplir: car l'Eternel, ton Dieu, t'en demanderait compte, et tu te chargerais d'un péché.
KJV
When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
Philo Judaeus
De Sacrificiis Abelis Et Caini
τον καλὸν ἀνυπέρθετος ἀρέσκεια. διὸ καὶ προστέτακται· „ἐὰν εὔξῃ εὐχήν, μὴ χρονίσῃς ἀποδοῦναι αὐτήν“ (Deut. 23, 21). εὐχὴ μὲν οὖν ἐστιν αἴτησις ἀγαθῶν παρὰ θεοῦ, ἡ δὲ πρόσταξις τυχόντα τῶν ἐλπισθέντων στεφανῶσαι θεόν, μὴ ἑαυτόν, καὶ εἰ οἷόν τε ἀχρόνως καὶ ἀμελλητὶ στεφανῶσαι. τῶν…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
ilment. And yet one ought not to delay longer than one intended to bind oneself, for it is written ( Dt. 23:21 ): "When thou hast made a vow to the Lord thy God thou shalt not delay to pay it: because the Lord thy God will require it; and if thou delay, it shall be imputed to the…
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