Leviticus 19:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 19:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 19:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.”

Leviticus 19:12 — World English Bible

Leviticus 19:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 19:12 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 19:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`And ye do not swear by My name to falsehood, or thou hast polluted the name of thy God; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.”

Leviticus 19:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 19:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thyGod: I am Jehovah. ”

Leviticus 19:12 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 19:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.”

Leviticus 19:12 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 19:12 in Context — Leviticus 19

10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.

11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

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

13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.

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What Does Leviticus 19:12 Mean?

Leviticus 19:12 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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