Leviticus 19:11 (GNV)

Passage

Ye shall not steale, neither deale falsely, neither lie one to another.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 19:9 When yee reape the haruest of your land, ye shall not reape euery corner of your field, neither shalt thou gather the glainings of thy haruest.

Leviticus 19:10 Thou shalt not gather the grapes of thy vineyarde cleane, neyther gather euery grape of thy vineyarde, but thou shalt leaue them for the poore and for the straunger: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:11 Ye shall not steale, neither deale falsely, neither lie one to another.

Leviticus 19:12 Also yee shall not sweare by my name falsely, neither shalt thou defile the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:13 Thou shalt not do thy neighbour wrong, neither rob him. The workemans hire shall not abide with thee vntil the morning.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "steale", "neither", "deale", "falsely", and "another". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "steale", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Thou shalt not gather the grapes of..." into verse 12's "Also yee shall not sweare by my...", so "shall" and "steale" 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 "steale" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.