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Thou shalt not steal

part of the Ten Commandments (Exod. 20:15)
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Summary

Thou shalt not steal is a commandment[1]. It draws 392 Wikipedia views per month (commandment category, ranking #11 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: decree[3]
  • Part of: Ten Commandments[4]
  • Main subject: theft[5]
  • Published in: Exodus 20[6]
  • Native label: לֹא תִגְנֹב[7]
  • P14483: s/septimo-mandamiento[8]

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Influence

Things named for Thou shalt not steal include Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment[9], a television series episode[10], directed by Rich Moore[11].

Why It Matters

Thou shalt not steal has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for it include Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment[9], a television series episode[10], directed by Rich Moore[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'en', 'he', 'id', 'ko', 'pt', 'th', 'ur', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Part of: Ten Commandments"
  2. 28d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → s/septimo-mandamiento
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: s/septimo-mandamiento"
  3. 17w ago · Jerimee · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → theft
    Aliases → —
    Part of → Ten Commandments
    Instance of → commandment, decree
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: decree"
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