Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 5:11

¹¹You 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You shall not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
take	תִשָּׂ֛א	ṯiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the name	שֵֽׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
in vain	לַשָּׁ֑וְא	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
leave anyone unpunished	יְנַקֶּה֙	yə·naq·qeh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean
who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
takes	יִשָּׂ֥א	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
His name	שְׁמ֖וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
in vain	לַשָּֽׁוְא׃ס	laš·šāw	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7723 emptiness, vanity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.