compelled by the word (of God) / compelled by one's own promise
Obliged to act or to be acted upon according to what has been spoken or decreed.
("And he went down to Egypt—compelled by the word, and sojourned there; this teaches that he did not go down to settle"—Passover Haggadah)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
אָנוּס עַל פִּי הַדִּבּוּר
Definition (Hebrew)
חַיָּב לְבַצֵּעַ אוֹ לְהִתְבַּצֵּעַ בְּהֶתְאֵם לְמָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר אוֹ מָה שֶׁנִּקְבַּע.
("וְיָרַד מִצְרַיְמָה- אָנוּס עַל פִּי הַדִּבּוּר,וִיגַר שָׁם,מְלַמֵּד שֶׁלֹּא יָרַד לְהִשְׁתַּקֵּעַ"-הַגָּדָה שֶׁל פֶּסַח)