Exodus 20:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou 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.”
Exodus 20:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 20:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 20:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.””
Exodus 20:17 — World English Bible
Exodus 20:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
Exodus 20:17 — American Standard Version
Exodus 20:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which <FI>is<Fi> thy neighbour's.'”
Exodus 20:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 20:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not desire thy neighbour's wife, nor his bondman, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neighbour's.”
Exodus 20:17 — Darby Translation
Exodus 20:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house, neither shalt thou couet thy neighbours wife, nor his man seruant, nor his mayde, nor his oxe, nor his asse, neyther any thing that is thy neighbours.”
Exodus 20:17 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 20:17 in Context — Exodus 20
15 Tu ne déroberas point.
16 Tu ne porteras point de faux témoignage contre ton prochain.
17 Tu ne convoiteras point la maison de ton prochain; tu ne convoiteras point la femme de ton prochain, ni son serviteur, ni sa servante, ni son bœuf, ni son âne, ni aucune chose qui appartienne à ton prochain.
18 Tout le peuple entendait les tonnerres et le son de la trompette; il voyait les flammes de la montagne fumante. A ce spectacle, le peuple tremblait, et se tenait dans l’éloignement.
19 Ils dirent à Moïse: Parle-nous toi-même, et nous écouterons; mais que Dieu ne nous parle point, de peur que nous ne mourions.
What Does Exodus 20:17 Mean?
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