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. Æn. 1. xii. v. 196. Gen 14:22, Deu 32:40, Eze 20:5, Eze 20:6, Eze 20:15, Eze 20:23, Eze 20:28, Eze 20:42, Eze 36:7, Eze 47:14 to give: Exo 32:13, Gen 15:18, Gen 22:16, Gen 22:17, Gen 26:3, Gen 28:13, Gen 35:12 I am: Exo 6:2, Num 23:19, 1Sa 15:29 Reciprocal: Exo 6:6 - I am the Lord Exo 6:29 - I am the Exo 13:5 - sware Lev 20:24 - But I Num 10:29 - for the Lord Deu 7:1 - the Lord 1Ki 8:34 - which thou gavest 2Ch 6:25 - which thou Psa 68:4 - his name Psa 106:26 - lifted Act 7:5 - yet Rev 10:5 - lifted