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Exodus 6:8

Exodus 6:8

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swear: Heb. lift up my hand, The ancient mode of appealing to God was by lifting up the right hand, and was considered as a form of swearing. Hence yamin:, in Hebrew the right hand, is in Arabic an oath, and as a verb, to take an oath. A similar custom prevailed among the heathens. See Virg. Ζn. 1. xii. v. 196. ; ; , , , , , ,

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