Deuteronomy 5:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain: for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹ֥א תִשָּׂ֛א אֶת־שֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ לַשָּׁ֑וְא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־יִשָּׂ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ לַשָּֽׁוְא

Transliteration

Not tiśśāʾ ʾet-šēm-YHWH ʾĕlōhêkā to-the-šāwʾ kî not yənaqqeh YHWH ʾēt who-yiśśāʾ ʾet-name-his to-the-šāwʾ

Grammar Details

*tiśśāʾ*: Qal imperfect 2ms - you shall lift/take
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*šēm*: common noun, masculine singular construct - name of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*ʾĕlōhêkā*: common noun, masculine plural construct + 2ms suffix - your God
*šāwʾ*: common noun, masculine singular - emptiness/falsehood
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*yənaqqeh*: Piel imperfect 3ms - he will leave unpunished
*yiśśāʾ*: Qal imperfect 3ms - he will lift/take

Word Meanings

*tiśśāʾ*: you shall lift/you shall take/you shall bear/you shall utter
*šēm*: name/reputation/character
*šāwʾ*: emptiness/falsehood/vanity/worthlessness
*yənaqqeh*: he will leave unpunished/he will acquit/he will clear

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Lev 19:12 : 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
Deut 6:13 : 13 Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
Matt 5:33-34 : 33 Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths: 34 but I say unto you, swear not at all; neither by the heaven, for it is the throne of God;
Exod 20:7 : 7 Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Jas 5:12 : 12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
Ps 139:20 : 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain.
Jer 4:2 : 2 and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 20:7-9
3 verses
91%
7Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
Deut 5:12-13
2 verses
83%
12Observe the sabbath day, to keep it holy, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee.
13Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work;
Lev 19:11-12
2 verses
82%
11Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
12And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
Deut 5:16-20
5 verses
78%
16Honor thy father and thy mother, as Jehovah thy God commanded thee; that thy days may be long, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
17Thou shalt not kill.
18Neither shalt thou commit adultery.
19Neither shalt thou steal.
20Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Deut 5:6-10
5 verses
76%
6I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
7Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
8Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, [nor] any likeness [of anything] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
9thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I, Jehovah, thy God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;
10and showing lovingkindness unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.
Matt 5:33
75%
33Again, ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
Exod 20:11-16
6 verses
75%
11for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore Jehovah blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
12Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
13Thou shalt not kill.
14Thou shalt not commit adultery.
15Thou shalt not steal.
16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
Lev 22:31-32
2 verses
74%
31Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am Jehovah.
32And ye shall not profane my holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am Jehovah who halloweth you,
Deut 12:4
74%
4Ye shall not do so unto Jehovah your God.
Deut 6:13
73%
13Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; and him shalt thou serve, and shalt swear by his name.
Num 5:11
73%
11And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,
Exod 23:13
72%
13And in all things that I have said unto you take ye heed: and make no mention of the name of other gods, neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.
Exod 20:3-5
3 verses
72%
3Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any likeness [of any thing] that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
5thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,
Eccl 5:5-6
2 verses
72%
5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
Lev 22:15
71%
15And they shall not profane the holy things of the children of Israel, which they offer unto Jehovah,
Lev 24:15
71%
15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
Deut 8:11
71%
11Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
Deut 23:21
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21When thou shalt vow a vow unto Jehovah thy God, thou shalt not be slack to pay it: for Jehovah thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
Exod 34:14
71%
14(for thou shalt worship no other god: for Jehovah, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God);
Ps 139:20
70%
20For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain.
Lev 19:4
70%
4Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I am Jehovah your God.
Matt 15:4
70%
4For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.
Exod 23:1
70%
1Thou shalt not take up a false report: put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.
Prov 30:10
70%
10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
Lev 18:21
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21And thou shalt not give any of thy seed to make them pass through [the fire] to Molech; neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.
Lev 19:30
70%
30Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary; I am Jehovah.
Jas 5:12
70%
12But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.
Lev 20:9
70%
9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
Deut 6:15
70%
15for Jehovah thy God in the midst of thee is a jealous God; lest the anger of Jehovah thy God be kindled against thee, and he destroy thee from off the face of the earth.