Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #244 of 613
Not to steal
שלא לגנוב ממון
The verse · Vayikra 19:11
לֹא תִּגְנֹבוּ וְלֹא־תְכַחֲשׁוּ וְלֹא־תְשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ
“You shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.”
The Rambam’s words
Not to steal, as [Leviticus 19:11] states: "Do not steal." This refers to stealing money.
שלא לגנוב ממון, שנאמר "לא, תגנובו" (ויקרא יט,יא); זו היא גניבת ממון.
Why · Sefer HaChinuch #224
To not steal any money
“The root of this commandment is well-known, since it is from the commandments obligated by the intellect.”
Who & when
“And this prohibition is practiced in every place and at all times by males and females.”
Where in the Mishneh Torah
Hilchot Theft הלכות גניבה