Mitzvah #209 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not swear falsely in G-d's Name“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:12 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'You shall not swear falsely by My name, so as to profane the name of your God; I am the LORD.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
יב וְלֹא-תִשָּׁבְעוּ בִשְׁמִי, לַשָּׁקֶר: וְחִלַּלְתָּ אֶת-שֵׁם אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֲנִי יְהוָה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
12 καὶ οὐκ ὀμεῖσθε τῷ ὀνόματί μου ἐπ᾿ ἀδίκῳ καὶ οὐ βεβηλώσετε τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ θεοῦ ὑμῶν· ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #227
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Promises (Buch 6)
Section: Oaths
Systematic Category (P119f) Oaths
