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שְׁבוּעָה

Oath

Sefer Hamidos - The Book of Traits · 10 individual teachings

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עִיר שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ שְׁבוּעוֹת תֶּחֱרַב וְתֵהָרֵס חַס וְשָׁלוֹם.

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1. A city in which there are oaths will be ruined and destroyed, G-d forbid.

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עַל־יְדֵי שְׁבוּעוֹת שֶׁקֶר נוֹפְלִים מֵאֱמוּנָה.

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2. Through false oaths, [people] fall from faith.

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לִמּוּד מַסֶּכֶת שְׁבוּעוֹת מְסֻגָּל לִירִידַת הַגֶּשֶׁם.

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3. Learning the [Talmud] tractate Shavuot [Oaths] is conducive to (bring) rainfall.

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עַל־יְדֵי שְׁבוּעַת שֶׁקֶר בָּאִין הִרְהוּרֵי נִאוּף.

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4. Through a false oath comes thoughts of lewdness.

5

מִי שֶׁהוּא רָגִיל בִּשְׁבוּעוֹת, מַחֲשָׁבוֹת רָעוֹת בָּאִים לוֹ תָּמִיד.

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5. Someone who is accustomed to (making) oaths, evil thoughts come to him constantly.

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עַל־יְדֵי הַעֲבָרַת הַשְּׁבוּעָה אֵין תְּקוּמָה בְּמִלְחָמָה.

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6. Through transgressing an oath, there is no stance in war.

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מִי שֶׁעוֹבֵר עַל הַשְּׁבוּעָה, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְכַבֵּד יִרְאֵי הַשֵּׁם.

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7. Someone who transgresses an oath, it is certain that he does not honor the G-d fearing.

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עַל כָּל עֲבֵרוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה נִפְרָעִין מִמֶּנּוּ; וְכָאן – מִמֶּנּוּ וּמִמִּשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ וּמִכָּל הָעוֹלָם כֻּלּוֹ, וּמִמֶּנּוּ נִפְרָעִין לְאַלְתַּר.

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8. For all the sins in the Torah, they take retribution from him; and here [regarding oath transgressions]; from him, and from his family, and from the whole world, and from him they take retribution immediately.

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דְבָרִים – שֶׁאֵין אֵשׁ וּמַיִם מְכַלִּין אוֹתָם, שְׁבוּעוֹת שֶׁקֶר מְכַלִּין אוֹתָן.

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9. Things which (even) fire and water do not annihilate, false oaths annihilate them.

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מַלְאָךְ גַּבְרִיאֵל הוּא מְמֻנֶּה עַל הַשְּׂרֵפָה לִשְׂרֹף, גַּם לְהַצִּיל.

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10. The angel Gavriel is appointed over fire, to burn and also to save.

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