Commentary for Shevuot 70:24

אמר אביי לא קשיא הא רבי חנינא בר אידי הא רבנן דתניא רבי חנינא בר אידי אומר הואיל ואמרה תורה השבע ואל תשבע קלל ואל תקלל מה השבע בשם אף לא תשבע בשם מה קלל בשם אף לא תקלל בשם

This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Baraitha which states that an oath must be by the Name.');">⁴⁴</span> is [the view of] R'Hanina B'Idi, and that<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Mishnah which states that the substitutes are of equal potency.');">⁴⁵</span> is [the view of] the Rabbis; for we learnt: R'Hanina B'Idi said: Since the Torah said, 'Thou shalt swear,'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There are occasions when an oath is obligatory, e.g., the oath of the Lord shall be between them both (Ex. XXII, 10) .');">⁴⁶</span>

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