Then Jacob made a vow to the LORD: "If you will be with me and protect me on the journey I am making and give me food and clothing,

Then the Israelites made a vow to the LORD: "If you will let us conquer these people, we will unconditionally dedicate them and their cities to you and will destroy them."

When a young woman still living in her father's house makes a vow to give something to the LORD or promises to abstain from something,

But if her father forbids her to fulfill the vow when he hears about it, she is not required to keep it. The LORD will forgive her, because her father refused to let her keep it.

she must do everything that she vowed or promised unless her husband raises an objection when he hears about it.

Jephthah promised the LORD: "If you will give me victory over the Ammonites,

So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.

Leah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She said, "The LORD has seen my trouble, and now my husband will love me"; so she named him Reuben.

They believed, and when they heard that the LORD had come to them and had seen how they were being treated cruelly, they bowed down and worshiped.

Perhaps the LORD will notice my misery and give me some blessings to take the place of his curse."

Consider my distress and suffering and forgive all my sins.

The next morning Elkanah and his family got up early, and after worshiping the LORD, they went back home to Ramah. Elkanah had intercourse with his wife Hannah, and the LORD answered her prayer.

God had not forgotten Noah and all the animals with him in the boat; he caused a wind to blow, and the water started going down.

Then God remembered Rachel; he answered her prayer and made it possible for her to have children.

LORD, do not forget David and all the hardships he endured.

Remember, LORD, what he promised, the vow he made to you, the Mighty God of Jacob:

As long as you are under the nazirite vow, you must not cut your hair or shave. You are bound by the vow for the full time that you are dedicated to the LORD, and you shall let your hair grow.

and after your son is born, you must never cut his hair, because from the day of his birth he will be dedicated to God as a nazirite. He will begin the work of rescuing Israel from the Philistines."