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Save " Exodus 20:14 - On the addressee "
לֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ {ס}
לֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֞ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֗ךָ וְעַבְדּ֤וֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ וְשׁוֹר֣וֹ וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃ {פ}
You* shall not covet your neighbor’s house: you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox or ass, or anything that is your neighbor’s.
*You Addressing those whose social position enables them to act on such desires and cravings; i.e., (stereotypically male) householders.
(The above rendering and footnote come from the RJPS translation, an adaptation of the NJPS translation.)

On the nature of the addressee in the Decalogue, and the gender implications, see page 10 of “Notes on Gender in Translation,” and​​​​​​​ my comment at verse 9.
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