“Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour’s wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour’s house, his field, or his manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour’s.”
'Neither shall you covet your neighbor's wife; neither shall you desire your neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or anything that is your neighbor's' -- the tenth commandment differs from the previous ones by addressing internal desire, not outward action. Coveting (chamad, to desire intensely) is the internal root of theft, adultery, and false witness. The law reaches the heart.
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