Verse 7
Exodus 20:7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
7
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God (Elohim) in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the Lord his God (Elohim) in vain.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לֹ֥א תִשָּׂ֛א אֶת שֵֽׁם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָ לַ/שָּׁ֑וְא כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יְנַקֶּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר יִשָּׂ֥א אֶת שְׁמ֖/וֹ לַ/שָּֽׁוְא
English Translation
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.
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Chapter 20 Context
1
And the Lord spoke all these words:
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I am the Lord thy God (Elohim), who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bonda...
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3
Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
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Thou shalt not make to thyself a graven thing, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above...
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5
Thou shalt not adore them, nor serve them: I am the Lord thy God (Elohim), mighty, jealous, visiting...
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6
And shewing mercy unto thousands to them that love me, and keep my commandments.
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7
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God (Elohim) in vain: for the Lord will not hold him gu...
8
Remember that thou keep holy the sabbath day.
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9
Six days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy works.
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10
But on the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God (Elohim): thou shalt do no work on it, tho...
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11
For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are in them, and re...
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12
Honour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayest be longlived upon the land which the Lord thy God...
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13
Thou shalt not kill.
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14
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
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15
Thou shalt not steal.
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16
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
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17
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house: neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor...
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18
And all the people saw the voices and the flames, and the sound of the trumpet, and the mount smokin...
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19
Saying to Moses: Speak thou to us, and we will hear: let not the Lord speak to us, lest we die.
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20
And Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God (Elohim) is come to prove you, and that the dread of...
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21
And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God (Elohim) was.
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22
And the Lord said to Moses: Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel: You have seen that I have...
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23
You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you make to yourselves gods of gold.
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24
You shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon it your holocausts and peace offe...
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25
And if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build it of hewn stones: for if thou lift...
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26
Thou shalt not go up by steps unto my altar, lest thy nakedness be discovered.
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