"You shall not take the name of Hashem your Elohim in vain"

Synopsis

We learn that at the time that God created the world He placed a stone with His name engraved upon it into the deep waters. This stone flows up to receive the oath of those who swear on the Truth; then it returns to the deep waters. If the oath is false, the waters flow up but the stone retreats without receiving the oath, and the letters on the stone disperse in the deep, until God invites Ye'azriel to engrave the Holy Letters as they were before, and the world is settled by them.

Later [verse 523] we learn that the twelfth commandment is to swear by God's name truthfully, for he who takes a true oath combines himself with the supernal seven grades. He who takes a false oath causes Malchut to be disturbed. Taking a vow is a stricter act than taking an oath, for it is connected higher.

Creation Holy Name Stone Water Waters

519. לֹא תִשָּׂא, רָזָא דָּא הָא אוּקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָּיא. בְּגִין דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא כַּד שָׁתִיל עָלְמָא, אַטְבַּע גּוֹ תְּהוֹמֵי, צְרוֹרָא חֲדָא, חֲקִיקָא בִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְאַטְבַּע לָהּ לְגוֹ תְּהוֹמָא. וְכַד מַיָּא בָּעָאן לְסַלְּקָא, חָמָאן רָזָא דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, חָקִיק עַל הַהוּא צְרוֹרָא, וְתַיְיבִין וּמִשְׁתַּקְּעִין, וְהַדְרִין לַאֲחוֹרָא, וּשְׁמָא דָּא קַיְּימָא עַד יוֹמָא דָּא, גּוֹ תְּהוֹמָא.

Flow Oath Rock Waters

Flow Hebrew Letters Oath Rock Stone Water Waters

521. וּבְשַׁעֲתָא דְּאוֹמוּ בְּנֵי נָשָׁא אוֹמָאָה לְשַׁקְּרָא, הַהוּא צְרוֹרָא סַלְּקָא לְקַבְּלָא לָהּ לְהַהִיא אוֹמָאָה, כֵּיוָן דְּחָזֵי דְּאִיהוּ דְּשִׁקְרָא. כְּדֵין הַהוּא צְרוֹרָא דַּהֲוָה סָלִיק, תָּב לַאֲחוֹרָא, וּמַיִין אַזְלִין וְשָׁטִין, וְאַתְוָון דְּהַהוּא צְרוֹרָא, פַּרְחָן גּוֹ תְּהוֹמֵי, וְאִתְבַּדְּרָן, וּבָעָאן מַיָּא לְסַלְּקָא לְחַפְיָיא עָלְמָא, וּלְאַהְדָּרָא לֵיהּ כְּמִלְּקַדְּמִין.

Holy Name Key Seventy Shepherd Waters

522. עַד דְּזַמִּין קוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא, לְחַד מְמָנָא, יְעַזְרִיאֵ"ל, דִּי מְמָנָא עַל שַׁבְעִין מַפְתְּחָן, בְּרָזָא דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא, וְעָאל לְגַבֵּיהּ דְּהַהוּא צְרוֹרָא, וְחָקִיק בֵּיהּ אַתְוָון כְּמִלְקַדְּמִין, וּכְדֵין אִתְקָיָּים עָלְמָא, וְאָהַדְרוּ מַיִין לְדוּכְתַיְיהוּ. וְע"ד כְּתִיב לֹֹא תִשָּׁא אֶת שֵׁם ה' אֱלֹֹהֶיךָ לַשָּׁוְא.

Grades Holy Name Oath Seven

523. Ra'aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd). The twelfth commandment is to swear in His name in a truthful way. And he who takes an oath combines himself with the supernal seven grades in which the Name of the Holy One, blessed be He, WHICH IS MALCHUT, is included. Thus, there are six grades, CHESED, GVURAH, TIFERET, NETZACH, HOD AND YESOD, and when man takes a true oath, he then includes himself with them by becoming a seventh, CORRESPONDING TO MALCHUT, so as to maintain the Holy Name, WHICH IS MALCHUT, in its place. Therefore, it is written, "And shall swear by His Name" (Devarim 6:13). And he who takes a false oath causes that place, MALCHUT, to be disturbed in its abode.

523. (רעיא מהימנא) פִּקּוּדָא י"ב, לְאוֹמָאָה בִּשְׁמֵיהּ בְּאֹרַח קְשׁוֹט. וּמַאן דְּאוֹמֵי שְׁבוּעָה, הוּא כָּלִיל גַּרְמֵיהּ, בְּאִינּוּן ז' דַּרְגִּין עִלָּאִין, דִּשְׁמָא דְּקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא אִתְכְּלִיל בְּהוּ. וְהָא שִׁיתָא אִינּוּן. הַהוּא ב"נ דְּאוֹמֵי אוֹמָאָה דִּקְשׁוֹט ע"פ ב"ד, כָּלִיל גַּרְמֵיהּ בְּהוּ, וְהוּא שְׁבִיעָאָה, לְקַיְּימָא שְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא בְּדוּכְתֵּיהּ. וְע"ד כְּתִיב, וּבִשְׁמוֹ תִּשָּׁבֵעַ. וּמַאן דְּאוֹמֵי אוֹמָאָה לְמַגְּנָא וּלְשַׁקְּרָא, גָּרִים לְהַהוּא אֲתָר דְּלָא יִתְקָיָּים בְּדוּכְתֵּיהּ.

Boaz Evil Evil Inclination Morning Oath

524. The oath to keep one's Master's commandment is a true oath, and the Evil Inclination denounces him and tempts this man to transgress his Master's commandment. Such is an oath with which his Master praises himself, and it is proper for man to take a true oath in the Name of his Master, for then the Holy One, blessed be He, is praised by this oath, as Boaz did, as written, "As Hashem lives, lie down until the morning" (Rut 3:13). He took an oath, for the Evil Inclination was, then, denouncing him. He therefore swore to it.

524. אוֹמָאָה לְקַיְּימָא פִּקּוּדָא דְּמָארֵיהּ, דָּא אִיהוּ שְׁבוּעָה דִּקְשׁוֹט, כַּד הַהוּא יֵצֶר הָרָע מְקַטְרֵג לְבַר נָשׁ, וּמְפַתֶּה לֵיהּ לְמֶעְבַּר עַל פִּקּוּדָא דְּמָארֵיהּ. דָּא אִיהוּ אוֹמָאָה דְּמָארֵיהּ אִשְׁתְּבַּח בֵּיהּ, וְאִצְטְרִיךְ לֵיהּ לְבַר נָשׁ לְאוּמָאָה בְּמָארֵיהּ עַל דָּא, וְאִיהוּ שְׁבָחָא דִּילֵיהּ. וְקוּדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא מִשְׁתְּבַּח בֵּיהּ. כְּגוֹן בּוֹעַז, דִּכְתִּיב חַי יְיָ' שִׁכְבִי עַד הַבָּקָר. דְּהָא יֵצֶר הָרָע הֲוָה מְקַטְרֵג לֵיהּ, וְאוֹמֵי עַל דָּא.

Ein Sof (Infinity) Infinity Infinity (Ein Sof) Mochin Oath Twelve Vow

525. A vow (Heb. neder) is connected higher and is the King's life, MEANING THE MOCHIN OF MALCHUT IN BINAH, the secret of 248 limbs and twelve ties, WHICH ARE THE FOUR SFIROT: CHESED AND GVURAH, TIFERET AND MALCHUT. EACH ONE OF THESE SFIROT INCLUDES THE THREE COLUMNS. Thus, they amount to the numerical value of "neder" (=254) AS 248 PLUS TWELVE AMOUNTS TO 254. Therefore, taking a vow is a stricter act than taking a oath. This King's Life maintains all the 248 limbs and it is called 'THE KING'S LIFE' for indeed it gives life, and this life descends from above, FROM THE ENDLESS LIGHT downwards, to the source of life, WHICH IS BINAH from which it descends TO MALCHUT, to all the 248 limbs.

525. נֶדֶר אִיהוּ לְעֵילָּא, וְאִינּוּן חַיֵּי מַלְכָּא, רָזָא דְּרמ"ח שַׁיְיפִין, וּתְרֵיסַר קְטִירִין, כְּחוּשְׁבָּן נֶדֶ"ר. וְעַל דָּא חָמִיר מִשְּׂבוּעָה. חַיֵּי דְּמַלְכָּא אִלֵּין, דְּיָהִיב חַיִּין לְכָל אִלֵּין שַׁיְיפִין, וְאִקְרוּן הָכִי בְּגִין אִינּוּן חַיִּין, וְאִינּוּן חַיִּין נַחְתִּין מֵעֵילָּא לְתַתָּא. לְהַהוּא מְקוֹרָא דְּחַיִּין. וּמֵהַהוּא מְקוֹרָא נַחְתִּין לְתַתָּא, לְכָל אִינּוּן שַׁיְיפִין.

Body Dwellings Grades Holy Name Mochin Oath Precepts Vessels Vow

526. An oath maintains the lower grade, the secret of the Holy Name, WHICH IS MALCHUT, called the King Himself, whose supernal spirit within His body COMES to dwell in it and stay in it as a spirit dwelling in a body - WHICH MEANS THAT THE MOCHIN ARE ALREADY PLACED IN THE VESSEL OF MALCHUT, WHICH IS CALLED 'BODY.' FOR IT IS HIDDEN ABOVE IN BINAH, AND IS REVEALED ONLY IN MALCHUT. Therefore, he who takes a true oath maintains that place and by doing so, the whole world is maintained. A vow applies to both that which is obligatory and optional. But an oath is not so, AS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO PRECEPTS. This has been explained by the friends. End of Ra'aya Meheimna (the Faithful Shepherd).

526. שְׁבוּעָה לְקַיְּימָא דַּרְגָּא דִּלְתַתָּא, רָזָא דִּשְׁמָא קַדִּישָׁא. וְדָא אִקְרֵי מֶלֶךְ עַצְמוֹ, דְּרוּחָא עִלָּאָה וְגוּפָא דִּילֵיהּ, לְמִשְׁרֵי בְּגַוֵּיהּ, וּלְדַיְּירָא בֵּיהּ, כְּרוּחָא דְּשַׁארִי גּוֹ גּוּפָא. וּבְגִין כַּךְ, מַאן דְּאוֹמֵי בִּקְשׁוֹט, הוּא מְקַיֵּים לְהַהוּא אֲתָר, וְכַד קָאִי הַאי אֲתָר מְקוּיָים, מְקַיֵּים כָּל עָלְמָא. נֶדֶר שַׁרְיָא עַל כֹּלָּא, עַל מִצְוָה, וְעַל רְשׁוּתָא דְּלָאו הָכִי בִּשְׁבוּעָה, וְהָכִי אוּקְמוּהָ חַבְרַיָּיא. (ע"כ רעיא מהימנא)