The Eighth Word – הַמִּלָּה הַשְּׁמִינִית (ha-milah ha-sheminit) The Eighth Commandment—“You shall not steal” (לֹא תִּגְנֹב, Lo tignov)—is found in Exodus 20:13 and Deuteronomy 5:19. In the structure of the Hebrew Decalogue, Lo tignov is the eighth word—הַמִּלָּה הַשְּׁמִינִית (ha-milah ha-sheminit)—and marks its position as the third commandment on the second tablet. Like the Sixth … Continue reading THE DECALOGUE – THE EIGHTH WORD