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Exodus 20:7 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Exodus 20:7Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 20:717 words
HebrewMeaning
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תִשָּׂ֛אtiśāʾ
you must takeverbH5375
advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
שֵֽׁםšēm
the name ofnounH8034
base · named · renown · report
יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהֶ֖י/ךָʾĕlōheykā
God yournounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
לַ/שָּׁ֑וְאlašāwəʾ
for emptinesspronH7723
lie · lying · vain · vanity
כִּ֣יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹ֤אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יְנַקֶּה֙yənaqeh
he will leave unpunishedverbH5352
altogether · be blameless · cleanse · clear ···
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֵ֛תʾēt
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
אֲשֶׁרʾăšer
the one whoparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִשָּׂ֥אyiśāʾ
he will takeverbH5375
advance · arise · (able to · suffer to) bear(-er ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
שְׁמ֖/וֹšəmwō
name hisnounH8034
base · named · renown · report
לַ/שָּֽׁוְאlašāwəʾ
for emptinesspronH7723
lie · lying · vain · vanity
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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