Halakhah for Shevuot 77:2
וכל עבירות שבתורה נאמר בהן ונקה וכאן נאמר לא ינקה וכל עבירות שבתורה נפרעין ממנו וכאן ממנו וממשפחתו שנאמר (קהלת ה, ה) אל תתן את פיך לחטיא את בשרך ואין בשרו אלא קרובו שנאמר (ישעיהו נח, ז) ומבשרך לא תתעלם
but here it is said, Will not hold him guiltless.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XX, 7: The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain. Here the text has simply , and not . So serious is the sin of a false oath that even repentance and the Day of Atonement do not bring the sinner complete absolution, but he must suffer some punishment to expiate his sin; v. Maharsha.');"><sup>3</sup></span> And for all the transgressions in the Torah he [the sinner] alone is punished, but here he and his family; for it is said: Suffer not thy mouth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By swearing falsely.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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