Exo 6:8 | TSK | e4.org | 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. ; ; , , , , , , to give ; , , , , I am ; ;

‏ Exodus 6:8

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. Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ezek 20:5-6, Ezek 20:15, Ezek 20:23, Ezek 20:28, Ezek 20:42, Ezek 36:7, Ezek 47:14

to give Exod 32:13; Gen 15:18, Gen 22:16-17, Gen 26:3, Gen 28:13, Gen 35:12

I am Exod 6:2; Num 23:19; 1Sam 15:29