Deuteronomy 5:11
Thou shalt not mistake the name of thy Lord God in vain, for he shall not be unpunished, that taketh the name of God in a vain thing.This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- נָקָהnâqâhto be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to
- שָׁוְאshâvᵉʼevil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolat
- נָשָׂאnâsâʼto lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
- שֵׁםshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, ch
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Exo 20:7, Deu 6:13, Lev 19:12, Mat 5:33–34, Jas 5:12, Psa 139:20, Jer 4:2