an oath by the Lord shall be between them both to see whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property. The owner shall accept the oath, and he shall not make restitution.
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
the king sent and summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the Lord and solemnly warn you, saying, ‘Know for certain that on the day you go out and go to any place whatever, you shall die’? And you said to me, ‘What you say is good; I will obey.’ Why then have you not kept your oath to the Lord and the commandment with which I commanded you?”
or has found something lost and lied about it, swearing falsely—in any of all the things that people do and sin thereby—
“If anyone sins in that he hears a public adjuration to testify, and though he is a witness, whether he has seen or come to know the matter, yet does not speak, he shall bear his iniquity;
“You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a wicked man to be a malicious witness.
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property.
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