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 Não furtarás.

16 Não falarás contra teu próximo falso testemunho.

17 Não cobiçarás a casa de teu próximo, não cobiçarás a mulher de teu próximo, nem seu servo, nem sua criada, nem seu boi, nem seu asno, nem coisa alguma de teu próximo.

18 Todo o povo considerava as vozes, e as chamas, e o som da trombeta, e o monte que fumegava: e vendo-o o povo, tremeram, e puseram-se de longe.

19 E disseram a Moisés: Fala tu conosco, que nós ouviremos; mas não fale Deus conosco, para que não morramos.

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What Does Exodus 20:17 Mean?

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