an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his ne
or finds lost property and lies about it and swears falsely, or if he commits any such sin that a man might commit—
the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and
“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has se
“You shall not spread a false report. Do not join the wicked by being a malicious witness.
Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the na