Negative Commandment #210 of 613
Do not take G-d's Name in vain
Commandment #210 — a prohibition from Exodus 20:7, classified under Oaths in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave him unpunished who takes His name in vain.”
— Exodus 20:7
Hebrew
ו לֹא תִשָּׂא אֶת-שֵׁם-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, לַשָּׁוְא: כִּי לֹא יְנַקֶּה יְהוָה, אֵת אֲשֶׁר-יִשָּׂא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ לַשָּׁוְא. {פ}
Greek (Septuagint)
7 οὐ λήμψῃ τὸ ὄνομα κυρίου τοῦ θεοῦ σου ἐπὶ ματαίῳ· οὐ γὰρ μὴ καθαρίσῃ κύριος τὸν λαμβάνοντα τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ ματαίῳ. --
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Oaths
- Book
- exodus
- Chapter
- 20
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Yitro
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #30
- Mishneh Torah
- PromisesOaths
Related Commandments in “Oaths”
#209: Do not swear falsely in G-d's Name
Leviticus 19:12
#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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