Negative Commandment #212 of 613
Do not falsely swear in denial of a claim to property
Commandment #212 — a prohibition from Leviticus 19:11, classified under Oaths in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“'You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.”
— Leviticus 19:11
Hebrew
לֹא תִּגְנֹבוּ וְלֹא־תְכַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹא־תְשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ׃
Greek (Septuagint)
οὐ κλέψετε οὐ ψεύσεσθε οὐ συκοφαντήσει ἕκαστος τὸν πλησίον
Classification
- Type
- Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
- Category
- Oaths
- Book
- leviticus
- Chapter
- 19
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #226
- Mishneh Torah
- PromisesOaths
Related Commandments in “Oaths”
#209: Do not swear falsely in G-d's Name
Leviticus 19:12
#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
#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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