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Hebrew Texts לֹ֤א תַסִּיג֙ גְּב֣וּל רֵֽעֲךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּבְל֖וּ רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּנְחַ֔ל בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ ס KJV with Strong's Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark which they of old time have set in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it דברים 19:14 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex לֹ֤א תַסִּיג֙ גְּב֣וּל רֵֽעֲךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּבְל֖וּ רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּנְחַ֔ל בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ ס דברים 19:14 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) דברים 19:14 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) דברים 19:14 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "You shall not move your neighbor's boundary mark, which the ancestors have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess. King James Bible Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must not move your neighbor's boundary marker, established at the start in the inheritance you will receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge shalt not remove Before the extensive use of fences, landed property was marked out by stones or posts, set up so as to ascertain the divisions of family estates. It was easy to remove one of these landmarks, and set it in a different place; and thus a dishonest man might enlarge his own estate by contracting that of his neighbour. Hence it was a matter of considerable importance to prevent this crime among the Israelites; among whom, removing them would be equivalent to forging, altering, destroying, or concealing the title-deeds of an estate among us. Accordingly, by the Mosaic law, it was not only prohibited in the commandment against covetousness, but we find a particular curse expressly annexed to it in Deuteronomy 27:17 Cursed be he that removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people … Deuteronomy 27:17 Cursed be he that removes his neighbor's landmark. And all the people … Job 24:2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. Proverbs 22:28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which your fathers have set. Proverbs 23:10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: Hosea 5:10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore … Links Deuteronomy 19:14 • Deuteronomy 19:14 NIV • Deuteronomy 19:14 NLT • Deuteronomy 19:14 ESV • Deuteronomy 19:14 NASB • Deuteronomy 19:14 KJV • Deuteronomy 19:14 Bible Apps • Deuteronomy 19:14 Biblia Paralela • Deuteronomy 19:14 Chinese Bible • Deuteronomy 19:14 French Bible • Deuteronomy 19:14 German Bible • Bible Hub |