“Again, you heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to יהוה.’
“Offer thanksgiving to Elohim, And pay your vows to the Most High.
Make vows to יהוה your Elohim, and pay them. Let all who are around Him bring presents To the One to be feared.
“You do not bring the Name of יהוה your Elohim to naught, for יהוה does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.
‘And do not swear falsely by My Name and so profane the Name of your Elohim. I am יהוה.
See, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace! O Yehuḏ
“You heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder,’ and whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.
“You heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’
“When you make a vow to יהוה your Elohim, do not delay to pay it, for יהוה your Elohim is certainly requiring it of you, and it shall be sin in you.
“That which has gone from your lips you shall guard and do, for you voluntarily vowed to יהוה your Elohim what you have promised with your mouth.
‘You do not bring the Name of יהוה your Elohim to naught, for יהוה does not leave him unpunished who brings His Name to naught.
“Fear יהוה your Elohim and serve Him, and swear by His Name.
for those who whore, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else that is contrary to sound teaching,