New International Versionor if anyone thoughtlessly takes an oath to do anything, whether good or evil (in any matter one might carelessly swear about) even though they are unaware of it, but then they learn of it and realize their guilt—
New Living Translation“Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.
English Standard Versionor if anyone utters with his lips a rash oath to do evil or to do good, any sort of rash oath that people swear, and it is hidden from him, when he comes to know it, and he realizes his guilt in any of these;
Berean Standard BibleOr if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.
King James BibleOr if a soul swear, pronouncing with
his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever
it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth
of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
New King James Version‘Or if a person swears, speaking thoughtlessly with
his lips to do evil or to do good, whatever
it is that a man may pronounce by an oath, and he is unaware of it—when he realizes
it, then he shall be guilty in any of these
matters.
New American Standard BibleOr if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever
matter people speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know
it, he will be guilty of one of these things.
NASB 1995Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know it, he will be guilty in one of these.
NASB 1977‘Or if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with an oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know
it, he will be guilty in one of these.
Legacy Standard BibleOr if a person swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever matter a man may speak thoughtlessly with a
sworn oath, and it is hidden from him, and then he comes to know
it, he will be guilty in one of these.
Amplified BibleOr if anyone swears [an oath] thoughtlessly
or impulsively aloud that he will do either evil or good, in whatever manner a person may speak thoughtlessly
or impulsively with an oath, but he is unaware of it, when he recognizes it, he will be guilty in one of these.
Christian Standard BibleOr if someone swears rashly to do what is good or evil—concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath—without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.
Holman Christian Standard BibleOr if someone swears rashly to do what is good or evil—concerning anything a person may speak rashly in an oath—without being aware of it, but later recognizes it, he incurs guilt in such an instance.
American Standard VersionOr if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things.
Contemporary English VersionYou are guilty the moment you realize that you have made a hasty promise to do something good or bad.
English Revised Versionor if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things:
GOD'S WORD® Translation"If you hastily take a vow about what you will or will not do (as some people do) and then ignore it (although you know what you said), you will be guilty.
Good News TranslationIf you make a careless vow, no matter what it is about, you are guilty as soon as you realize what you have done.
International Standard VersionWhen a person has sworn inadvertently by what he has said, whether for evil or good, whatever it was that the person spoke, when he comes to understand what he said, he will incur guilt by one of these things.
NET Bibleor when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths--
New Heart English Bible"'Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him; when he knows of it, then he shall be guilty of one of these.
Webster's Bible TranslationOr if a soul shall swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatever it may be, that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleOr if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.
World English Bible“‘Or if anyone swears rashly with his lips to do evil or to do good—whatever it is that a man might utter rashly with an oath, and it is hidden from him—when he knows of it, then he will be guilty of one of these.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionOr when a person swears, speaking wrongfully with the lips to do evil, or to do good, even anything which man speaks wrongfully with an oath, and it has been hid from him—when he has known then he has been guilty of one of these;
Young's Literal Translation 'Or when a person sweareth, speaking wrongfully with the lips to do evil, or to do good, even anything which man speaketh wrongfully with an oath, and it hath been hid from him; -- when he hath known then he hath been guilty of one of these;
Smith's Literal TranslationOr when a soul shall swear to talk idly with his lips for evil, or for good, for all which the man shall talk idly with an oath, and it was hid from him; and he shall know, and be guilty for one from these.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleThe person that sweareth, and uttereth with his lips, that he would do either evil or good, and bindeth the same with an oath, and his word, and having forgotten it afterwards understandeth his offence,
Catholic Public Domain VersionThe soul who swears and offers from his own lips that he would do either evil or good, and who will have bound the same with an oath and with his own words, and, having forgotten it, afterwards understands his transgression,
New American Bibleor if someone, without being aware of it, rashly utters an oath with bad or good intent, whatever kind of oath this may be, and then subsequently becomes aware of guilt in regard to any of these matters—
New Revised Standard VersionOr when any of you utter aloud a rash oath for a bad or a good purpose, whatever people utter in an oath, and are unaware of it, when you come to know it, you shall in any of these be guilty.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleOr if any person swears with his lips to do evil or to do good, in whatever decision a man has sworn by an oath, and he disregards it, and yet he knows that he has sinned in one of these things,
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedOr the soul, when he will swear in an offering of the lips to do evil or to do good in anything that the man has designated in an oath, and he will neglect it, and he knows that he has sinned in one of these things.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917or if any one swear clearly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter clearly with an oath, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty in one of these things;
Brenton Septuagint TranslationThat unrighteous soul, which determines with his lips to do evil or to do good according to whatsoever a man may determine with an oath, and it shall have escaped his notice, and he shall
afterwards know
it, and
so he should sin in some one of these things:
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