וטעם לא תגנבו. אחר כך. כי כן צויתיך שתתן משלך אל העניים לכבוד השם אף שתקח מה שהוא לאחרים: [YE SHALL NOT STEAL.] Ye shall not steal follows,41The laws of leaving part of the produce to the poor. for Scripture, as it were, says I have commanded that you give from your property to the poor out of respect for God.42I.E.’s interpretation of I am the Lord your God (v. 10) which concludes the laws of leaving part of the produce to the poor. You shall certainly not take what belongs to others.
וטעם תגנובו. כי הרואה ומחריש גם הוא גנב: Scripture employs the plural Ye shall not steal, for the one who sees and is silent is also a thief.
תכחשו. בפקדון מופקד אצלך והיודע ואיננו מעיד גם הוא מכחש: NEITHER SHALL YE DEAL FALSELY. This applies to something which has been deposited with you. The one who knows and does not testify also deals falsely.43Hence the plural, “ye.”
תשקרו. שיבקש ממון ממי שאין לו אצלו כלום: NOR LIE. Seek money from one who does not owe you anything.44The verse deals with appropriating someone else’s property. Hence I.E.’s comment.