Exodus 20:15 (YLT)

Passage

`Thou dost not steal.

Nearby Context

Exodus 20:13 `Thou dost not murder.

Exodus 20:14 `Thou dost not commit adultery.

Exodus 20:15 `Thou dost not steal.

Exodus 20:16 `Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour a false testimony.

Exodus 20:17 `Thou dost not desire the house of thy neighbour, thou dost not desire the wife of thy neighbour, or his man-servant, or his handmaid, or his ox, or his ass, or anything which <FI>is<Fi> thy neighbour's.'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Thou dost not commit adultery..." into verse 16's "Thou dost not answer against thy neighbour...", so "thou" and "dost" belong inside that flow. In Exodus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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