He shall swear, Heb. he shall lift up; understand either,
1. His voice; he shall cry aloud, to show his earnestness in refusing the offer; or,
2. His hand, which was the usual gesture in swearing, Genesis 14:22 Deuteronomy 32:40, &c., to show his resolvedness. An healer; a repairer of the ruins of the state. In my house is neither bread nor clothing; I have not sufficient provisions, either of food or raiment, for my own family; much less, as you falsely suppose, for the discharge of so high a trust.