If a man makes a vow/oath/pledge he must not break his word.
If a woman still living with her father makes a vow/oath/pledge it is binding unless the father forbids it. Sounds like good protection for emotional young ladies making rash decisions.
If a married woman makes a vow/oath/pledge it is binding unless the husband forbids it. This holds whether the vow/oath/pledge was made before or after the marriage. However, if the husband hears about the vow/oath/pledge and lets time elapse and then forbids it, he is responsible for her guilt.
Widows and divorced women are held to their vow/oath/pledge just as a man is.
I notice this does not cover women who never marry. I would hazard a guess that this is because they would have remained in their father's house.
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