Exodus 20:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"You shall not covetתַחְמֹ֖ד
(tach·mod)
2530: to desire, take pleasure ina prim. root
your neighbor'sרֵעֶ֑ךָ
(re·'e·cha;)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
house;בֵּ֣ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
you shall not covetתַחְמֹ֞ד
(tach·mod)
2530: to desire, take pleasure ina prim. root
your neighbor'sרֵעֶ֗ךָ
(re·'e·cha)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah
wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת
(e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
or his male servantוְעַבְדֹּ֤ו
(ve·'av·dov)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
or his female servantוַאֲמָתֹו֙
(va·'a·ma·tov)
519: a maid, handmaidof uncertain derivation
or his oxוְשֹׁורֹ֣ו
(ve·sho·v·rov)
7794: a head of cattle (bullock, ox, etc.)from an unused word
or his donkeyוַחֲמֹרֹ֔ו
(va·cha·mo·rov,)
2543: a male assfrom chamar
or anythingוְכֹ֖ל
(ve·chol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
that belongs to your neighbor."לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃
(le·re·'e·cha.)
7453: friend, companion, fellowfrom raah


















KJV Lexicon
Thou shalt not covet
chamad  (khaw-mad')
to delight in -- beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
thy neighbour's
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
thou shalt not covet
chamad  (khaw-mad')
to delight in -- beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
thy neighbour's
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
nor his manservant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
nor his maidservant
'amah  (aw-maw')
a maid-servant or female slave -- (hand-)bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).
nor his ox
showr  (shore)
a bullock (as a traveller) -- bull(-ock), cow, ox
nor his ass
chamowr  (kham-ore')
a male ass (from its dun red) -- (he)ass.
nor any thing that is thy neighbour's
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not covet your neighbor's house. Do not covet your neighbor's wife, his male or female slave, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

International Standard Version
"You are not to covet your neighbor's house. You are not to covet your neighbor's wife, his male or female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor."

NET Bible
"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 belongs to your neighbor."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Never desire to take your neighbor's household away from him. "Never desire to take your neighbor's wife, his male or female slave, his ox, his donkey, or anything else that belongs to him."

King James 2000 Bible
You shall not covet your neighbor's house, you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor any thing that is your neighbor's.
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