Deuteronomy 5:11 — Bible Verse (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.”

Deuteronomy 5:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 5:11 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 5:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You shall not misuse the name of Yahweh your God; for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who misuses his name.”

Deuteronomy 5:11 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 5:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Deuteronomy 5:11 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 5:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Thou dost not take up the Name of Jehovah thy God for a vain thing, for Jehovah doth not acquit him who taketh up His Name for a vain thing.”

Deuteronomy 5:11 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 5:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt not idly utter the name of Jehovah thy God; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that idly uttereth his name.”

Deuteronomy 5:11 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 5:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine: for the Lord will not holde him giltlesse that taketh his Name in vaine.”

Deuteronomy 5:11 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 5:11 in Context — Deuteronomy 5

9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me and keep my commandments.

11 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.

12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee.

13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

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What Does Deuteronomy 5:11 Mean?

Deuteronomy 5:11 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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