Deuteronomy 19:14

Deuteronomy 19:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Do not move your neighbor’s boundary stone set up by your predecessors in the inheritance you receive in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"You shall not move your neighbor's landmark, which the men of old have set, in the inheritance that you will hold in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which the men of old have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.

Context of Deuteronomy 19:14

12In that case, the elders of the murderer’s hometown must send agents to the city of refuge to bring him back and hand him over to the dead person’s avenger to be put to death. 13Do not feel sorry for that murderer! Purge from Israel the guilt of murdering innocent people; then all will go well with you. “When you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone’s land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property. 15“You must not convict anyone of a crime on the testimony of only one witness. The facts of the case must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. 16“If a malicious witness comes forward and accuses someone of a crime,

Deuteronomy 19:14 word by word

לֹ֤א תַסִּיג֙ גְּב֣וּל רֵֽעֲךָ֔ אֲשֶׁ֥ר גָּבְל֖וּ רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּנְחַ֔ל בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt not removeנָסַגnâsag · to removeH5253
• thy neighbour’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
• landmarkגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• which they of old timeרִאשׁוֹןri'shôn ri'shôn · first: previousH7223
• have setגָּבַלgâbal · to borderH1379
• in thine inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• which thou shalt inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• in the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• givethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• thee to possessיָרַשׁyârash yârêsh · to possess: takeH3423

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 19:14

• Deuteronomy 27:17‘Cursed is anyone who steals property from a neighbor by moving a boundary marker.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
• Job 24:2Evil people steal land by moving the boundary markers. They steal livestock and put them in their own pastures.
• Proverbs 22:28Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers set up by previous generations.
• Proverbs 23:10Don’t cheat your neighbor by moving the ancient boundary markers; don’t take the land of defenseless orphans.
• Hosea 5:10“The leaders of Judah have become like thieves. So I will pour my anger on them like a waterfall.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark - 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 the dishonest man enlarged his own estate by contracting that of his neighbor. The termini or landmarks among the Romans were held very sacred, and were at last deified. To…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14As a man‘s life is to be held sacred, so are his means of livelihood; and in this connection a prohibition is inserted against removing a neighbor‘s landmark: compare the marginal references.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14Verse 14 Direction is given to fix landmarks in Canaan. It is the will of God that every one should know his own; and that means should be used to hinder the doing and suffering of wrong. This, without doubt, is a moral precept, and still binding. Let every man be content with his own lot, and be just to his neighbours in all things.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which they of old have set in thine inheritance--The state of Palestine in regard to enclosures is very much the same now as it has always been. Though gardens and vineyards are surrounded by dry-stone walls or hedges of prickly pear, the boundaries of arable fields are marked by nothing but by a little trench, a small cairn, or a single erect stone, placed at certain intervals. It is manifest that a…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 19:14

• Landmarks
• Property

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings