vow in Judg 11), but having made them he must be committed to carrying them out. To fail to do so is to be guilty of theft (cf. Matt 5:33).215 23:24–25 Finally, the property of the neighbor is also inviolable but with a most interesting qualification. If one merely passed through his neighbor’s vineyards or fields (presumably as a shortcut or for similar casual reasons), he could help himself to the produce short of harvesting it in any manner. If he entered with a harvest basket or a sickle, his
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