The Seventh Word – הַמִּלָּה הַשְּׁבִיעִית (ha-milah ha-shevi’it) The Seventh Commandment—“You shall not commit adultery” (לֹא תִנְאָף, Lo tina’af)—is found in Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:18. In the Hebrew structure of Deuteronomy, the phrase Lo tina’af is the seventh word—הַמִּלָּה הַשְּׁבִיעִית (ha-milah ha-shevi’it)—marking its placement as the second commandment on the second tablet of the … Continue reading THE DECALOGUE – THE SEVENTH WORD