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Halacha 1א׳

ספר הפלאה

BOOK OF SPECIFIC UTTERANCE

Halacha 2ב׳

הלכותיו ארבע, וזה הוא סידורן: הלכות שבועות, הלכות נדרים, הלכות נזירות, הלכות ערכין וחרמים.

Its groups of laws are four, in the following order: laws concerning oaths; laws concerning vows; laws concerning the Nazarite; laws concerning appraisals (of persons or things whose value was sanctified to the Lord) and of things devoted to the Sanctuary.

Halacha 3ג׳

הלכות שבועות. יש בכללן חמש מצוות – אחת מצות עשה, וארבע מצוות לא תעשה; וזה הוא פרטן: (א) שלא לישבע בשמו לשקר; (ב) שלא לישא את שמו לשוא; (ג) שלא לכפור בפיקדון; (ד) שלא לישבע על כפירת ממון; (ה) לישבע בשמו באמת.

LAWS OF OATHS. These comprise five precepts, of which one is an affirmative precept, while four are negative precepts. These are, in detail, as follows: 1) not to swear by God's Name falsely; 2) not to take His Name in vain; 3) not to deny falsely claim to an article left in trust; 4) not to swear in denial of a money claim; 5) to swear by His Name, truly.

…and 2 more halachot in this chapter.

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