Negative Commandment #209 of 613
Do not swear falsely in G-d's Name
Commandment #209 — a prohibition from Leviticus 19:12, classified under Oaths in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.”
— Leviticus 19:12
Hebrew
יב וְלֹא-תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי, לַשָּׁקֶר: וְחִלַּלְתָּ אֶת-שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲנִי יְהוָה.
Greek (Septuagint)
12 καὶ οὐκ ὀμεῖσθε τῷ ὀνόματί μου ἐπ᾿ ἀδίκῳ καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσετε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Oaths
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #227
- Mishneh Torah
- PromisesOaths
Related Commandments in “Oaths”
#210: Do not take G-d's Name in vain
Exodus 20:7
#211: Do not deny possession of something entrusted to you
Leviticus 19:11
#212: Do not falsely swear in denial of a claim to property
Leviticus 19:11
#214: Fulfill what you uttered and do what you vowed
Deuteronomy 23:23
#215: Do not break oaths or vows
Numbers 30:2
#216: For oaths and vows annulled, there are the laws of annulling vows explicit in the Law
Numbers 30:3
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