Words the Bible translates as obligation
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 2 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- esarאִסָּרa binding pledge of self-denial: an obligation a person ties onto their own life before God, normally a promise to go without something otherwise allowed
- opheilēὀφειλήwhat is owed: an obligation one side is bound to hand over to the other, whether money or something money cannot buy
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