Leviticus 19:11
in Leviticus 19You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another.
KJV
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
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This verse in Leviticus 19
Commentary
6 notes on this verseYe shall not steal,.... Which is the eighth command; See Gill on Exo 20:15; though Jarchi thinks something different from that law is here intended; that this is a caution against stealing of money, that in the decalogue against stealing of souls, or men.
This site's exposition
Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely
on Leviticus 19:11-12
The commands run in the order a fraud actually happens. A man steals, deals falsely to cover it, lies to the man he took from, and by verse 12 he is swearing by the name of God to close the argument. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read the passage as aimed at the small and little thought of vices of ordinary business rather than at great crimes. The false oath is the one act here that the text calls a profaning of the name of thy God.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
This is one of the laws of Christianity ( Col. iii. 9 ): Lie not one to another. Those that do not speak truth do not deserve to be told truth; those that sin by lying justly suffer by it; therefore we are forbidden to lie one to another; for, if we lie to others, we teach them to lie to us.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Lev 19:11 forbids injuries perpetrated by craft; Lev 19:13, those perpetrated by violence or power, the conversion of might into right. In Lev 19:13 “defraud” should rather be, oppress.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Ye shall not steal--A variety of social duties are inculcated in this passage, chiefly in reference to common and little-thought-of vices to which mankind are exceedingly prone; such as committing petty frauds, or not scrupling to violate truth in transactions of business, ridiculing bodily infirmities, or circulating stories to the prejudice of others.
Ye shall not steal, etc. - See the notes on Exo 20:15.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
לא תגנבו YE SHALL NOT STEAL — This is a warning addressed to him who steals money (the property of his fellow-man), but the law “Thou shalt not steal" which is contained in the Ten Commandments is a warning addressed to him who steals a human being.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
“Why is this stated [when it has already been mentioned in the Ten Commandments]? Since it is said, Thou shalt not take the Name of the Eternal thy G-d in vain, 37 Ibid., Verse.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹ֖א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִּגְנֹ֑בוּ | tignou | you will steal | H1589 → | |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּ | tekhachashu | you will deceive | H3584 → | 22 times |
| וְלֹֽא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תְשַׁקְּר֖וּ | teshakeru | you will deal falsely | H8266 → | |
| אִ֥ישׁ | ʾish | anyone | H376 → | 1663 times |
| בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ | baamito | with fellow citizen his | H5997 → | 12 times |
לֹ֖אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תִּגְנֹ֑בוּyou will steal
tignouH1589 →
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תְכַחֲשׁ֥וּyou will deceive
tekhachashuH3584 →22 times
וְלֹֽא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
תְשַׁקְּר֖וּyou will deal falsely
teshakeruH8266 →
אִ֥ישׁanyone
ʾishH376 →1663 times
בַּעֲמִיתֽוֹ׃with fellow citizen his
baamitoH5997 →12 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Exodus 20:15You shall not steal.
it leads to
- Romans 13:9
The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
- Ephesians 4:28
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
- Romans 13:9
Through
Ephesians 4:25Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
it leads to
- Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
- Zechariah 8:16
These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
- Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who deal faithfully are His delight.
- Romans 12:5
so in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another.
- Colossians 3:9
Through
Colossians 3:9Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices,
it leads to
- Ephesians 4:22
to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Ephesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
- Ephesians 4:22
Where this verse is studied
About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.