Exodus 20:7 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 20:7

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain - This precept not only forbids all false oaths, but all common swearing where the name of God is used, or where he is appealed to as a witness of the truth. It also necessarily forbids all light and irreverent mention of God, or any of his attributes; and this the original word לשוא lashshav particularly imports: and we may safely add to all these, that every prayer, ejaculation, etc., that is not accompanied with deep reverence and the genuine spirit of piety, is here condemned also.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Those that name the name of Christ, but do not depart from iniquity, as that name binds them to do, name it in vain; their worship is vain ( Matt. xv. 7-9 ), their oblations are vain ( Isa. i. 11, 13 ), their religion is vain, Jam. i.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לֹ֥א	lo'	not	H3808 →
תִשָּׂ֛א	ti.Sa'	you must take	H5375 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שֵֽׁם־	shem-	[the] name of	H8034 →
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	'e.lo.Hei.kha	God your	H430 →
לַשָּׁ֑וְא	la.Shav'	for <the> emptiness	H7723 →
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
לֹ֤א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יְנַקֶּה֙	ye.na.Keh	he will leave unpunished	H5352 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֵ֛ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	[the one] who	H834 →
יִשָּׂ֥א	yi.Sa'	he will take	H5375 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שְׁמ֖וֹ	she.Mo	name his	H8034 →
לַשָּֽׁוְא׃ פ	la.Shav'	for <the> emptiness	H7723 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
James 5:12
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under…
leads to
- Matthew 5:33–37
  Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
- Matthew 23:16–22
  Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
- 2 Corinthians 1:17–20
  When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?
Through
Leviticus 19:12
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
leads to
- James 5:12
  Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 5:33–34
  Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 5:11
  You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
- Leviticus 18:21
  You must not give any of your children to be sacrificed to Molech, for you must not profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
Through
Deuteronomy 5:11
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 6:13
  Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.