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“If a man sins against his neighbor, and an oath is laid on him to cause him to swear, and he comes and swears before your altar in this house,
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Verse 22. Altar; thus solemnly consenting to be punished by God, if he swear falsely. Bible.—This practice was not prescribed by the law, but took place when witnesses could not be procured, or when it was necessary to rely on the word of the accused.
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