Shemos 2:21 · unit 2 — the form of the oath

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

וַיּ֥וֹאֶל מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיִּתֵּ֛ן אֶת־צִפֹּרָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃

Moses consented to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah as wife.

Chabad.org — 2:21

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Chiyya — Nedarim (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “And Moshe was willing” — [concerning] a vow “by death,” this is a euphemism for an oath\ldots referring to the vow that Moshe vowed, as it is said “and Moshe was willing.”