King James Version
Leviticus 19:12 in the King James Version says “And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 19 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.”
Leviticus 19:12 · KJV
And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And ye shall not swear”
H7650to seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
“by my name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“neither shalt thou profane”
H2490properly, to bore, i.e., (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“by my name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“of thy God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“I am the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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