Leviticus 19:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Leviticus 19:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Leviticus 19:1210 words

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תִשָּׁבְעוּtišāvəʿûSeven

בִשְׁמִיvišəmîIn appellation

לַשָּׁקֶרlašāqerTo untruth

וְחִלַּלְתָּwəḥilalətāAnd bore

אֶתʾet—

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod

אֲנִיʾănîI

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְלֹאwəlōʾAnd not

תִשָּׁבְעוּtišāvəʿûSeven

בִשְׁמִיvišəmîIn appellation

לַשָּׁקֶרlašāqerTo untruth

וְחִלַּלְתָּwəḥilalətāAnd bore

אֶתʾetdirect object marker (no translation)

שֵׁםšēmAppellation

אֱלֹהֶיךָʾĕlōheyḵāGod

אֲנִיʾănîI

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

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