Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation “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. English Standard Version “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. Berean Standard Bible You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving 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. New King James Version “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. New American Standard Bible “You shall not displace your neighbor’s boundary marker, which the ancestors have set, in your inheritance which you will inherit in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “You shall not move your neighbor’s boundary mark, which the ancestors have set, in your inheritance which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess. Legacy 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 Yahweh your God gives you to possess. Amplified Bible “You shall not move your neighbor’s boundary mark, which the forefathers [who first divided the territory] have set, in the land which you will inherit in the land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess. Christian Standard Bible “Do 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. 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.” American Standard Version Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in thine inheritance which thou shalt inherit, in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee to possess it. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Do not remove the border from when they first marked out your inheritance that you inherited in the land that LORD JEHOVAH your God gives you to inherit. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou shalt not move the landmarks of thy neighbour, which thy fathers set in the inheritance, in which thou hast obtained a share in the land, which the Lord thy God gives thee to inherit. Contemporary English Version In the land the LORD is giving you, there are already stones set up to mark the property lines between fields. So don't move those stones. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou shalt not take nor remove thy neighbour's landmark, which thy predecessors have set in thy possession. which the Lord thy God will give thee in the land that thou shalt receive to possess. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Never move your neighbor's original boundary marker on any property in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. Good News Translation "Do not move your neighbor's property line, established long ago in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. International Standard Version "When you inherit the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don't move your neighbor's boundary marker from where it was placed long ago." JPS Tanakh 1917 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. Literal Standard Version You do not remove a border of your neighbor, which they of former times have made, in your inheritance, which you inherit in the land which your God YHWH is giving to you to possess it. Majority Standard Bible You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. New American Bible You shall not move your neighbor’s boundary markers erected by your forebears in the heritage that will be allotted to you in the land the LORD, your God, is giving you to possess. NET Bible You must not encroach on your neighbor's property, which will have been defined in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the LORD your God is giving you. New Revised Standard Version You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, set up by former generations, on the property that will be allotted to you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. New Heart English Bible You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set, in your inheritance which you shall inherit, in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess it. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in thy inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it. World English Bible You shall not remove your neighbor’s landmark, which they of old time have set, in your inheritance which you shall inherit, in the land that Yahweh your God gives you to possess. Young's Literal Translation 'Thou dost not remove a border of thy neighbour, which they of former times have made, in thine inheritance, which thou dost inherit in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee to possess it. Additional Translations ... Context Cities of Refuge…13You must show him no pity. You are to purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, that it may go well with you. 14You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker, which was set up by your ancestors to mark the inheritance you shall receive in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess. Cross References Deuteronomy 27:17 Cursed is he who moves his neighbor's boundary stone.' And let all the people say, 'Amen!' Job 24:2 Men move boundary stones; they pasture stolen flocks. Proverbs 15:25 The LORD tears down the house of the proud, but He protects the boundaries of the widow. Proverbs 22:28 Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed. Hosea 5:10 The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water. Treasury of Scripture You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark, which they of old time have set in your inheritance, which you shall inherit in the land that the LORD your God gives you to possess it. Deuteronomy 27:17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. Deuteronomy 27:17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. Job 24:2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof. Jump to Previous Ancestors Border Boundary Heritage Hold Inherit Inheritance Landmark Mark Move Moved Neighbor's Neighbour Neighbour's Possess Receive Remove Stone Time TimesJump to Next Ancestors Border Boundary Heritage Hold Inherit Inheritance Landmark Mark Move Moved Neighbor's Neighbour Neighbour's Possess Receive Remove Stone Time TimesDeuteronomy 19 1. The cities of refuge4. The privilege thereof for the manslayer 14. The landmark is not to be removed 15. At least two witnesses are required 16. the punishment of a false witness (14) Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark.--Another law manifestly appropriate here, where it appears for the first time, like the "field" in the tenth commandment (Deuteronomy 5:21). But the immediate connection is not obvious. Perhaps the idea is to caution the people to avoid a most certain incentive to hatred and murder. Ancient landmarks are also important and almost sacred witnesses. They of old time.--The first dividers of the land. There is no idea of antiquity about the expression. Verse 14. - To the ordinance concerning cities of refuge Moses appends one prohibiting the removing of landmarks; if these had been placed by a man's ancestors to mark the boundaries of possessions, they were not to be surreptitiously altered. Landmarks were held sacred, and a curse is pronounced against those who remove them (Deuteronomy 27:7; cf. Job 24:2; Proverbs 22:28; Proverbs 23:10; Hosea 5:10). Among other nations also landmarks were regarded as sacred (cf. Plato, 'De Legibus,' 8. p. 842; Dionys. Halic. 2:17; Plutarch, 'Numa,' 16; Ovid, 'Fast.,' 2:639). Verse 14. - They of old time; i.e. those of a former age (רִאשֹׁנִים, earlier ones, ancestors, predecessors). The word does not necessarily imply that the age described as "former" was removed at a great distance in the past; it might designate men of the immediately preceding age. The LXX. have here οἱ πατέρες, and the Vulgate priores. That the law here given was uttered whilst Israel was yet outside of Canaan, is evident from what follows in this verse.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You must notלֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no move תַסִּיג֙ (ṯas·sîḡ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5253: Departing away, remove, take hold, turn away your neighbor’s רֵֽעֲךָ֔ (rê·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow boundary marker, גְּב֣וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed which was set up גָּבְל֖וּ (gā·ḇə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1379: To twist as a, rope, to bound by your ancestors רִאשֹׁנִ֑ים (ri·šō·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank [to mark] the inheritance בְּנַחֲלָֽתְךָ֙ (bə·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5159: Something inherited, occupancy, an heirloom, an estate, patrimony, portion you shall receive תִּנְחַ֔ל (tin·ḥal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5157: To inherit, to occupy, to bequeath, distribute, instate in the land בָּאָ֕רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative is giving נֹתֵ֥ן (nō·ṯên) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you to possess. לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ (lə·riš·tāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin Links Deuteronomy 19:14 NIVDeuteronomy 19:14 NLT Deuteronomy 19:14 ESV Deuteronomy 19:14 NASB Deuteronomy 19:14 KJV Deuteronomy 19:14 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 19:14 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 19:14 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 19:14 French Bible Deuteronomy 19:14 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 19:14 You shall not remove your neighbor's landmark (Deut. 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