Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 5:21
21You shall not covetj your neighbor’s wife. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house or field, or his manservant or maidservant, or his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Footnotes
- j 5:21 Cited in Romans 7:7|ROM 7:7and Romans 13:9
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You shall not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| covet | תַחְמֹ֖ד | ṯaḥ·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2530 desire, take pleasure in |
| your neighbor’s | רֵעֶ֑ךָס | rē·ʿɛ·ḵå̄s | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| wife | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| You shall not covet | תִתְאַוֶּ֜ה | ṯiṯ·’aw·weh | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H183 incline, desire |
| your neighbor’s | רֵעֶ֗ךָ | rê·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| or field | שָׂדֵ֜הוּ | śā·ḏê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| or his manservant | וְעַבְדּ֤וֹ | wə·‘aḇ·dōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| or maidservant | וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ | wa·’ă·mā·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| or his ox | שׁוֹר֣וֹ | šō·w·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7794 head of cattle |
| or donkey | וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ | wa·ḥă·mō·rōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2543 heap |
| or anything | וְכֹ֖ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| belongs to your neighbor | לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ס | lə·rê·‘e·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 20:17 · Romans 13:9 · Luke 12:15 · 1 Kings 21:1–4 · 1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Micah 2:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.