The Wilderness Years

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

"'On the fourth day ten bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

"'On the fifth day nine bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

"'On the sixth day eight bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

"'On the seventh day seven bulls, two rams, fourteen male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bulls, rams and lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain offering and drink offerings.

"'On the eighth day you are to have a festive assembly: you are not to do any kind of ordinary work;

but you are to present a burnt offering, an offering made by fire, giving a fragrant aroma to ADONAI -one bull, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year, without defect;

with the grain and drink offerings for the bull, the ram and the lambs, according to their number, in keeping with the rule;

also one male goat as a sin offering; in addition to the regular burnt offering with its grain and drink offerings.

"'You are to offer these to ADONAI at your designated times in addition to your vows and voluntary offerings -whether these are your burnt offerings, grain offerings, drink offerings or peace offerings.'"

Moshe told the people of Isra'el everything, just as ADONAI had ordered Moshe.

Then Moshe spoke to the heads of the tribes of the people of Isra'el. He said, "Here is what ADONAI has ordered:

when a man makes a vow to ADONAI or formally obligates himself by swearing an oath, he is not to break his word but is to do everything he said he would do.

"When a woman makes a vow to ADONAI, formally obligating herself, while she is a minor living in her father's house;

then, if her father has heard what she vowed or obligated herself to do and holds his peace, then all her vows remain binding - every obligation she has bound herself to will stand.

But if on the day her father hears it, he expresses his disapproval, then none of her vows or obligations she has bound herself to will stand; and ADONAI will forgive her, because her father expressed his disapproval.

"If, having made vows or rashly committed herself to an obligation, she gets married;