The remaining commandments, Numbers 11, 12, 13, and 14, correspond to the traditional Numbers 8, 9, and 10. Number Eleven reads, “You shall not steal” Exodus 20:15 and Deuteronomy 5:19. This should be straightforward, right? Don’t take other people’s things. However, there is another meaning expressed in the Tanach taken from the Talmud, “In this prohibition, ‘stealing’ refers to kidnaping [sic]. A kidnaper [sic] who forces his victim to work for him and then sells him into slavery is liable to the death penalty (Sanhedrin 86a). The commandment against ordinary theft is found in Leviticus 19:11” (p. 185). What? How in the world did they (Rabbis) come up with that? Both Scriptures use the same Hebrew word ganav; which according to Gesenius means to steal by/with deception or stealth (p. 176). So, this verse must mean what it says: Do not steal from others.
Commandment Number Twelve reads, “You shall not speak for your friend a false testimony” Exodus 20:16 and Deuteronomy 5:20. Basically, we all understand this to mean “not bear false witness against they neighbor” King James Version. This doesn’t mean only when you are called to court against someone, but more importantly you should not lie to others for your friend or about your friend. Traditionally, this is Number 9.
Commandment Number Thirteen reads differently in Exodus 20:17 and Deuteronomy 5:21. Both start out: “You shall not covet your friend’s/neighbor’s . . . ” Exodus says “house;” whereas, Deuteronomy says “wife.” Yeshua spoke on this when He said, “but I say unto you, that every one who looketh on a woman so as to covet her, already has committed adultery with her in his heart” Matthew 5:28, ROSNB. Coveting something is a wanton desire/lust in your heart that you try to fulfill. Indirectly, this commandment backs up Commandment Number 10 and Word Number 8.
Commandment Number Fourteen reads, “You shall not covet your friend’s/neighbor’s wife, his servant, his maidservant, his ox, his donkey, and all that belongs to your friend/neighbor” Exodus 20:17. Or, “You shall not desire your friend’s/neighbor’s house, his field, his servant, his maidservant, his ox, his donkey, and all that belongs to your friend/neighbor” Deuteronomy 5:21. Notice how these verses switch wife and house between Commandment 13 and 14. Deuteronomy also adds field. This is in direct correlation to Word Number 8 about coveting the land. Remember Deuteronomy is the verses on the Tablets, not Exodus 20. Both Number 13 and 14 are generally lumped together traditionally as Commandment 10, and said like this, “You shall not covet your neighbor’s property.”
All of these commandments are legitimate commandments that are to be obeyed, and they are on the Tablets of Testimony and in the Book of the Covenant. Observe and obey YaHVaH’s commands.
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