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Exodus 20:17

King James Version

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15Thou shalt not steal.Select Exodus 20:15

16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.Select Exodus 20:16

17Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.Select Exodus 20:17

18And all the people saw the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking: and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off.Select Exodus 20:18

19And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.Select Exodus 20:19

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20:17 “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

ASV

20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s.

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