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 carefully obey all the commands, ordinances, and statutes of Yahweh our Lord.

Details of the Vow

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)