Leviticus 19:11 (DBY)

Passage

Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not lie one to another.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt not gather.

Leviticus 19:10 And thy vineyard shalt thou not glean, neither shalt thou gather what hath been left of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am Jehovah your God.

Leviticus 19:11 Ye shall not steal, and ye shall not deal falsely, and ye shall not lie one to another.

Leviticus 19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of thy God: I am Jehovah.

Leviticus 19:13 Thou shalt not oppress thy neighbour, neither rob him. The wages of the hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "steal", "deal", "falsely", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "steal", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And thy vineyard shalt thou not glean..." into verse 12's "And ye shall not swear by my...", so "shall" and "steal" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "steal" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.