Mitzvah #215 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not break oaths or vows“
Scripture Reference: NUM 30:2 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mattot)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ג אִישׁ כִּי-יִדֹּר נֶדֶר לַיהוָה, אוֹ-הִשָּׁבַע שְׁבֻעָה לֶאְסֹר אִסָּר עַל-נַפְשׁוֹ--לֹא יַחֵל, דְּבָרוֹ: כְּכָל-הַיֹּצֵא מִפִּיו, יַעֲשֶׂה.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
(30:3) ἄνθρωπος ἄνθρωπος, ὃς ἂν εὔξηται εὐχὴν κυρίῳ ἢ ὀμόσῃ ὅρκον ἢ ὁρίσηται ὁρισμῷ περὶ τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ, οὐ βεβηλώσει τὸ ῥῆμα αὐτοῦ· πάντα, ὅσα ἐὰν ἐξέλθῃ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ, ποιήσει.
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mattot
Sefer HaChinuch Number #407
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Promises (Buch 6)
Section: Vows
Systematic Category (P119f) Oaths