Shevu'ot or Shevuot (Hebrew: שבועות, "Oaths") is a book of the Mishnah and Talmud. It is the sixth volume of the book of Nezikin. Shevu'ot deals primarily with the laws of oaths in halakha (Jewish law).
The Mishnah to Shevu'ot contains eight chapters:
The Tosefta to this treatise is divided into six chapters, and contains some interesting moral maxims, besides additions to the Mishnah. R. Eleazar b. Mattai says that it is unpleasant for a person to behold a man commit crimes; but that a benefit is conferred upon a person if he is fortunate enough to behold a person perform noble deeds (3:4). A person who commits an act of unfaithfulness toward his fellow man has thereby committed an act of unfaithfulness toward God. Every crime is a denial of God; for the criminal who is about to commit the crime denies that God has forbidden all unjust and immoral deeds (3:6).
Both the Gemaras discuss and explain the contents of the Mishnah. The Babylonian Gemara contains in addition some interesting teachings and comments, among them:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; et al., eds. (1901–1906). "SHEBU'OT ("Oaths")". The Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk & Wagnalls.