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When originally written, the word "neighbor" (or "your fellow") is used to mean any other Israelite. It would be acceptable to covet a foreigner's goods, or his wife, but not those of another Israelite.

The word generally translated here as 'neighbor' is now taken to mean any other person, regardless of religion or ethnicity.

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