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Chafetz Chayim הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק .]ןֶהיֵלֲע רֹבֲעַל אלֶֹּשׁ ,דֹאְמ רֵהָזִּל שֵׁי ,םָדָאָל women. (40th notation quoted up until this point). commandment. We find this happening often when a bridegroom suddenly to pay a large sum to acquire it. Nevertheless in so doing he violates this
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(There are also a number of other Laveen and Aseen that are ַעוּדָי ,ערָָה ןוֹשָׁל קַבֲאַבּ וּנְיַה ,ןָלֻּכְבּ רַמָאֶשּׁ הַמְדּ ,ארָָמְגַּה
contingent on the power of one’s speech (on the expression of
one’s speech), for example, the Lav of (Vayikrah 19:14) “Do not ערָָה ןוֹשָׁלִּמ םיִלוֹצִּנ הֶיְהִנֶּשׁ יאַוְלַה :ם"ַבְּמרַָה בַתָכֶּשּׁ הַמ 5
place a stumbling block in the path of a blind person,” meaning וּזְמרָ רָבְכוּ ?םירִֵחֲא לַע ץיִלְמַהְל לַכוּנ הֶמַּבּ ,ןֵכּ םִאְו .)וֹמְצַע
do not give inappropriate advice to a fellow Jew (because of
some ulterior personal motive). (Yet) This kind of behavior הָנְבִנ אלֶֹּשׁ רוֹדּ לָכּ :).'ה אָמוֹי יִמְלַשׁוּרְי( וּרְמָאְו הֶזָבּ ל"ַזֲח וּנָל
is commonly found among marital matchmakers and business ,טוּשָׁפּ םַעַטַּהְו .ויָמָיְבּ ברֱַחֶנ וּלִּאְכּ ,ויָמָיְבּ שָׁדּקְִמַּה תיֵבּ
arbitrators and on occasion among sellers. There is also the Lav
of “Do not covet,” (Shemot 20:14) which is an admonishment not םיִמרְוֹגּ תוֹנוֲֹע ןָתוֹא ,וֹבירֲִחַהְל זָא וּמרְָגֶּשׁ ,תוֹנוֲֹע ןָתוֹאֶשׁ
to send one’s friends to someone and pressure him to give you תֶמֱאָה ןִמ יאַדַּוְבּ ,ןֵכּ םִאְו .וֹתוֹנְבִל ַחיִנַּהְל אלֶֹּשׁ ,הָתַּע םַגּ
or sell you some merchandise. Also, there are the Laveen or
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curses or false oaths, even if they are spoken in a language other ,הֶזַּה אְטֵחַה ןֵקַּתְל וּנֵח ֹּכ לָכְבּ קֵזַּחְתִהְל וּנָא ןיִבָיֻּחְמ קדֶֶצַּהְו
than Hebrew. There is also the Lav of (Bamidbar 30:3) “Do not
profane your words,” for example, one will say “I will learn a וּנָא הֵנִּהְו .וֹמוֹקְמ לַע 'ה דוֹבְכּ רֹזֲחַיְו ,שָׁדּקְִמַּה הֶנָבִּיֶּשׁ ידְֵכּ
chapter (of Torah)” or “I will perform some other mitzvot” (and םוּגּרְַתְו ,"וּהֵוְנַאְו יִלֵא הֶז" :)'ב ו"ט תוֹמְשׁ( םוֹי לָכְבּ ןירְִמוֹא
then he does not carry out what he said he would do). Similarly,
one should not contradict the words of one’s father or mother ,יִלֶּשׁ םיקִלֱֹאָה וּהֶז( אָשׁדְקְַמ הֵּל יֵנְבֶאְו יִהָלֱא ןיֵדּ :סוּלקְְנוּא
(or one’s rebbe) since the Torah states (Vayikrah 19:3) “man דֵבְּעַשְׁמ לֵארְָשִׂיִּמ דָחֶא לָכְדּ ירֲֵה .)שָׁדּקְִמ תיֵבּ וֹל הֶנְבֶאְו
shall be in fear of his mother and his father.” Chazal have taught
(Gemara Kedushin 31a) that the meaning of “in fear” is one may .וֹמְשִׁל שָׁדּקְִמ תיֵבּ תוֹנְבִל קקֵוֹתְּשִׁמוּ וֹמְצַע תֶא
not contradict their words. Also, one has to be careful not to utter
Hashem’s Name in vain even in a language other than Hebrew, as לֵארְָשִׂיִּמ דָחֶא לָכּ הָיָה ,הֶזָל תוּשׁרְ וּנָל הָתְיָה וּלִּא יאַדַּוְבוּ
this Lav is included in the pasuk (Devarim 6:13) ‘you shall fear
Hashem your Gd.’ Because these circumstances are not found ַעֵיַּסְל וֹשְׁפַנְו וֹפוּגְבּ הֶזָבּ קֹסֲעַלְו תוֹעָמ איִצוֹהְל הֶצוֹר
as commonly as the ten negative types of speech (described in איִצוֹהְל ךְירִָצ ןיֵאֶשׁ ,וּנֵנָיְנִעְבּ ןֵכּ םִאְו .'ה םֵשְׁל תִיַבּ תוֹנְבִל
this chapter) I have not counted them into this list of “types of
negative speech.” However, if they are encountered by man, one ,הֶז ליִבְשִׁבּ םִיַלָשׁוּריִל וֹמְצַעְבּ עַסִּל ךְירִָצ ןיֵא םַגְו ,תוֹעָמ
must be very careful not to transgress these Laveen).
קוֹחרָ הֶיְהִי אָליֵמִּמוּ ,וֹמְגָפְל אלֶֹּשׁ וֹנוֹשְׁלוּ ויִפּ רֹמְשִׁל קרַ

םיִנָפּ תַנָבְּלַהְו םירִָבְדּ תַאָנוֹאְו סַעַכְו תקֶלֲֹחַמוּ ערָָה ןוֹשָׁלִּמ
31. Quoting from Sefer Shemirat HaLashon in English translation entitled
Mazal Elul, the conclusion of Book 2: Hagahah (appearing in the 13th
edition of the Agudat Notzrei Lashon) In his Concise Sefer HaMitzvot, in the
section dealing with Laveen (negative commandments) the Chafetz Chayim 26. The word “Ve’anvehu” can originate from the word “Noy,” meaning
ZT”L writes as follows in the 40th notation: (The negative commandment) “Beautiful” – to speak of Hashem’s “beauty;” or alternatively as the
The mitzvah of not coveting something owned by your fellow Jew comes Targum explains, it can originate from the word “Neve,” meaning
from the Torah (Shemot 20:14) “Do not covet.” The “desire” for that “Abode,” or “Dwelling;” thus, homiletically, “I will build a sanctuary for
object is the thought process, the planning how to practically attain that Him.”
goal and acquire the object by sending his friends to this person and

141 144 י קרפ םייח ץפח .םֶהָל ךְָיַּשַּׁה .וֹנוֹשְׁלִבּ לֵשָׁכִּי הרימשה תבוח סרטנוק Elul (distributed by Feldheim Publishers, 5766). .ןיִדַּה דַצִּמ רָתֻּמ אוּהֶשׁ רָבָדּ אלֹ םִא ,יִמ תוֹדוֹא וֹתְּשִׁא .ךְרַָבְּתִי 'ה ירְֵבִדּ םֵה םָלֻּכּ יִכּ ,הָבָשֲׁחַמַּהְו רוּבִּדַּה קֶלֵחְבּ 33.