Deuteronomy 5 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 5:19

Neither shalt thou steal.
Deuteronomy 5:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 5:19 in other translations

BSBYou shall not steal.
WEB“You shall not steal.
ASVNeither shalt thou steal.
YLT‘Thou dost not steal.
DARBYNeither shalt thou steal.
BBEDo not take the property of another.
WebsterNeither shalt thou steal.

What does Deuteronomy 5:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 5:6-20

6-20. I am the Lord thy God--The word "Lord" is expressive of authority or dominion; and God, who by natural claim as well as by covenant relation was entitled to exercise supremacy over His people Israel, had a sovereign right to establish laws for their government. [See on Ex 20:2.] The commandments which follow are, with a few slight verbal alterations, the same as formerly recorded (Ex 20:1-17), and in some of…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 5:6-22

There is some variation here from Ex 20 as between the Lord's prayer in Mt 6 and Lu 11. It is more necessary that we tie ourselves to the things, than to the words unalterably. The original reason for hallowing the sabbath, taken from God's resting from the work of creation on the seventh day, is not here mentioned. Though this ever remains in force, it is not the only reason. Here it is taken from Israel's…

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Deuteronomy 5:19 in the original Hebrew

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וְלֹ֖֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
תִּֿגְנֹֽ֔ב\׃\ \סtge.Noyou must stealH1589

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 5:19

  • Exodus 20:15

    Thou shalt not steal.

  • Romans 13:9

    For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

  • Ephesians 4:28

    Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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Ex 20:15; Ro 13:9; Eph 4:28

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 5:18

    Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

  • Deuteronomy 5:19

    Neither shalt thou steal.

  • Deuteronomy 5:20

    Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.

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Deuteronomy 5:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
No hurtarás.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tu ne déroberas point.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du sollst nicht stehlen. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
furtumque non facies: