So Esdras arose, and made the chiefs of the priests and of the Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they would do according to this word, and they swore.
וַיָּ֣קָם עֶזְרָ֡א וַיַּשְׁבַּ֣ע אֶת־שָׂרֵי֩ הַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים הַלְוִיִּ֜ם וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת כַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה וַיִּשָּׁבֵֽעוּ׃
One Church Father comments on this verse
It was essential for those committed to adhering to the stipulations of the law to be warned of the curse that inevitably comes upon those who frequently bear false witness, compelling them to uphold their vows. Those accustomed to thievery and deceitful oaths should indeed dread both the curse and the judgment.
Passages read together with this verse.
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