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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. (KJV)
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לֹ֥אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 1
תִשָּׂ֛אti.Sa'you must take
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 2
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 3
שֵֽׁם\־shem-[the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 4
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 5
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod your
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 6
לַשָּׁ֑וְאla.Shav'for <the> emptiness
Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vanity: vain
Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6, Psalms 60:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 7
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 8
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 9
יְנַקֶּה֙ye.na.Kehhe will leave unpunished
Lemma: נָקָה (na.qah) · Strong's: H5352
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to clear
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 24:8, Genesis 24:41, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 34:7, Numbers 5:19, Numbers 5:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5352; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 10
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 11
אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 12
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[the one] who
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 13
יִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'he will take
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to lift: raise
Used 131 times. Also: Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:17, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375G; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 14
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 15
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 16
לַשָּֽׁוְא\׃\ \פla.Shav'for <the> emptiness
Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vanity: vain
Used 26 times. Also: Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6, Psalms 60:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Exodus 20:7 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You {shall} not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| take | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| the name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| your God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| in vain | → | שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| leave anyone unpunished | → | נָקָה H5352 to clear |
| who | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| takes | → | נָשָׂא H5375G to lift: raise |
| His name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| in vain | → | שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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