- a great oath:
- "Now the menª of Israelª had swornª° in Mizpeh,ª saying,ª° There shall not¹ anyª of¹ us giveª° his daughterª unto Benjaminª to wife.ª" {Jdg 21:1} + "Howbeit we¹ mayª° not¹ giveª° them wivesª of our daughters:ª¹ for¹ the childrenª of Israelª have sworn,ª° saying,ª° Cursedª° [be] he that givethª° a wifeª to Benjamin.ª" {Jdg 21:18} + "Curseª° ye Meroz,ª saidª° the angelª of the LORD,ª curse²° ye bitterlyª° the inhabitantsª° thereof; because¹ they cameª° not¹ to the helpª of the LORD,ª to the helpª of the LORDª against the mighty.ª" {Jdg 5:23} + "Notwithstanding¹ no¹¹ devoted thing,ª that¹ a manª shall devoteª° unto the LORDª of all¹¹ that¹ he hath, [both] of manª¹ and beast,ª and of the fieldª¹ of his possession,ª shall be soldª° or redeemed:ª° every¹ devoted thingª [is] most² holyª unto the LORD.ª ... None¹¹ devoted,ª which¹ shall be² devotedª° of¹ men,ª shall be redeemed;ª° [but] shall surely²° be put to death.ª°" {Lev 27:28-29} + "And he tookª° a yokeª of oxen,ª and hewed them in pieces,ª° and sentª° [them] throughout all¹ the coastsª of Israelª by the handsª of messengers,ª saying,ª° Whosoever¹ cometh not forthª°¹ afterª Saulª and afterª Samuel,ª so¹ shall it be doneª° unto his oxen.ª And the fearª of the LORDª fellª° on¹ the people,ª and they came outª° with oneª consent.ª" {1Sm 11:7} + "Cursedª° [be] he that doethª° the workª of the LORDª deceitfully,ª and cursedª° [be] he that keepeth backª° his swordª from blood.ª¹" {Jer 48:10}
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