Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #243 of 613
Not to kidnap a Jewish person
שלא לגנוב נפש מישראל
The verse · Shemot 20:13
לֹא תִּֿרְצָח לֹא תִּֿנְאָף לֹא תִּֿגְנֹב לֹא־תַעֲנֶה בְרֵעֲךָ עֵד שָׁקֶר
“Thou shalt not murder. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.”
The Rambam’s words
Not to kidnap a Jewish person, as [Exodus 20:13] states: "Do not steal." This refers to kidnapping.
שלא לגנוב נפש מישראל, שנאמר "לא תגנוב" (שמות כ,יב; דברים ה,טז); זה גונב נפש.
Why · Sefer HaChinuch #36
To not steal a soul of Israel
“The root of the commandment is revealed.”
Who & when
“And its prohibition is practiced in every place and at all times.”
Where in the Mishneh Torah
Hilchot Theft הלכות גניבה