Verse 12

And you shall not swear by my name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn og misbruke navnet på deres Gud. Jeg er Herren.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn og dermed vanhellige din Guds navn: Jeg er Herren.

• Norsk King James

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, eller vanhellige navnet på deres Gud; jeg er Herren.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, slik at dere vanhelliger Guds navn; jeg er Herren.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn og vanhellige din Guds navn. Jeg er Herren.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, og ikke vanhellige Guds navn: Jeg er Herren.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, ei heller vanhellige Guds navn; jeg er Herren.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, og ikke vanhellige Guds navn: Jeg er Herren.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, for da vanhelliger du din Guds navn. Jeg er Herren.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Do not swear falsely by my name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, for da vanhelliger du din Guds navn. Jeg er Herren.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og I skulle ikke falskeligen sværge ved mit Navn, saa du vanhelliger din Guds Navn; jeg er Herren.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, ei heller vanhellige navnet til din Gud: Jeg er Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn og vanhellige Guds navn. Jeg er Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn, for da vanhelliger du din Guds navn; jeg er Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn og vanhellige din Guds navn. Jeg er Herren.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dere skal ikke sverge falskt ved mitt navn og dermed vanære din Guds navn: Jeg er Herren.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Ye shal not swere by my name falselye: that thou defilest not the name of thy God, I am the Lorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ye shal not sweare falsely by my name, & so to vnhalowe the name of thy God: for I am the LORDE.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ye shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I `am' Jehovah.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "'You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
• Lev 18:21 : 21 And you shall not let any of your seed pass through the fire to Molech, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
• Lev 6:3 : 3 Or if he has found what was lost and lies about it, and swears falsely; in any of these things a person may do, sinning therein:
• Deut 5:11 : 11 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
• Matt 5:33-34 : 33 Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord:' 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's throne:
• Jas 5:12 : 12 But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your 'yes' be 'yes,' and your 'no,' 'no'; lest you fall into condemnation.
• Ps 15:4 : 4 In whose eyes a vile person is despised; but he honors those who fear the LORD. He who swears to his own hurt, and does not change.
• Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
• Jer 7:9 : 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods whom you do not know;
• Ezek 36:20-23 : 20 And when they entered among the nations, wherever they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone out of his land. 21 But I had pity for my holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the nations, wherever they went. 22 Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for my holy name's sake, which you have profaned among the nations, wherever you went. 23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in the midst of them; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
• Zech 5:4 : 4 I will bring it forth, says the LORD of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him who swears falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it, with its timber and its stones.
• Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near to you for judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who oppress the laborer in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and who turn aside the stranger from his right, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
• Lev 24:11 : 11 And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD and cursed. And they brought him to Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
• Lev 24:15-16 : 15 And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, Whoever curses his God shall bear his sin. 16 And he who blasphemes the name of the LORD shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him: the stranger as well as the one born in the land, when he blasphemes the name of the LORD, shall be put to death.