Deuteronomy 5:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”

Deuteronomy 5:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 5:21 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 5:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. Neither shall you desire your neighbor’s house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.””

Deuteronomy 5:21 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 5:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor’s wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor’s house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is thy neighbor’s.”

Deuteronomy 5:21 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 5:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Thou dost not desire thy neighbour's wife; nor dost thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, and his man-servant, and his handmaid, his ox, and his ass, and anything which <FI>is<Fi> thy neighbour's.”

Deuteronomy 5:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 5:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.”

Deuteronomy 5:21 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 5:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Neither shalt thou couet thy neighbours wife, neither shalt thou desire thy neighbours house, his fielde, nor his man seruant, nor his mayd, his oxe, nor his asse, nor ought that thy neighbour hath.”

Deuteronomy 5:21 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 5:21 in Context — Deuteronomy 5

19 No hurtarás.

20 No dirás falso testimonio contra tu prójimo.

21 No codiciarás la mujer de tu prójimo, ni desearás la casa de tu prójimo, ni su tierra, ni su siervo, ni su sierva, ni su buey, ni su asno, ni ninguna cosa que sea de tu prójimo.

22 Estas palabras habló Jehová á toda vuestra congregación en el monte, de en medio del fuego, de la nube y de la oscuridad, á gran voz: y no añadió más. Y escribiólas en dos tablas de piedra, las cuales me dió á mí.

23 Y aconteció, que como vosotros oisteis la voz de en medio de las tinieblas, y [visteis] al monte que ardía en fuego, llegasteis á mí todos los príncipes de vuestras tribus, y vuestros ancianos;

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What Does Deuteronomy 5:21 Mean?

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