Ezr 10:5 | TNotes | STEP | 10:5 The solemn oath involved both a promise to take action and a self-imposed curse for failure to do what was promised (see Ruth 1:16-17 ; 1 Sam 14:24-28 ).

bRuth 1:16-17►

c1 Sam 14:24-28►

‏ Ezra 10:5

10:5 ^a The solemn oath involved both a promise to take action and a self-imposed curse for failure to do what was promised (see Ruth 1:16-17 ^b; 1 Sam 14:24-28 ^c).