²⁹ join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath^[a](A) to follow the law of God given through God’s servant Moses^(B) and to obey carefully all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of the Lord our Lord.

Details of the Vow

³⁰ We will not give our daughters in marriage to the surrounding peoples and will not take their daughters as wives for our sons.^(C)

²⁵ I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair.^(A) I forced them to take an oath^(B) before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!^(C)