Do not swear falsely in G-d's Name
Commandment 209ProhibitionParashat KedoshimOaths
Scripture
'You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.
Hebrew
יב וְלֹא-תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי, לַשָּׁקֶר: וְחִלַּלְתָּ אֶת-שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲנִי יְהוָה.
Greek
12 καὶ οὐκ ὀμεῖσθε τῷ ὀνόματί μου ἐπ᾿ ἀδίκῳ καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσετε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Classification
- Parashah: Kedoshim
- Sefer HaChinuch: 227
- Mishneh Torah: Promises — Oaths
Stated in
Enumeration and classification from BibleData. The Greek is the Septuagint reading of the same verse, carried by the source for comparison.