Mitzvah #46 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not swear in the name of an idol“
Scripture Reference: EXO 23:13 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Mishpatim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
"Now concerning everything which I have said to you, be on your guard; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard from your mouth.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
וּבְכֹל אֲשֶׁר־אָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם תִּשָּׁמֵרוּ וְשֵׁם אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לֹא תַזְכִּירוּ לֹא יִשָּׁמַע עַל־פִּיךָ׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
πάντα ὅσα εἴρηκα πρὸς ὑμᾶς φυλάξασθε καὶ ὄνομα θεῶν ἑτέρων οὐκ ἀναμνησθήσεσθε οὐδὲ μὴ ἀκουσθῇ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος ὑμῶν
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Mishpatim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #86
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Knowledge (Buch 1)
Section: Idolatry and Gentile Customs
Systematic Category (P119f) Idolatry