‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s landmark.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
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‘Cursed is he who removes his neighbor’s landmark.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’
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Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say: Amen.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Deuteronomy 27:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 19:14 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.
- Proverbs 22:28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
- Proverbs 23:10-11 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone. Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless, for their Defender is strong. He will plead their case against you.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain He condemneth all injuries and extortions.
He condemneth all injuries and extortions.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain To wit, designedly, to defraud his neighbour, or enlarge…
To wit, designedly, to defraud his neighbour, or enlarge his own portion.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark,.... Removes…
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark,.... Removes it backward, and steals ground, as Jarchi explains it; this is commonly done secretly; see Deu 19:14,
and all the people shall say Amen; See Gill on Deu 27:15; See Gill on Deu 27:16.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Out of the way - That misleadeth simple souls,…
Out of the way - That misleadeth simple souls, giving them pernicious counsel, either for this life, or for the next.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. Removeth his neighbour's landmark.] See Clarke on…
Verse 17. Removeth his neighbour's landmark.] See Clarke on De 19:14, and on "Ex 20:17". And for all the rest of these curses, see the notes on Ex 20:1-26, and the observations at the end of it. See Clarke on Ex 20:26.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Landmarks, contrary to the prohibition, chap. xix. 14. The…
Landmarks, contrary to the prohibition, chap. xix. 14. The Rabbins say that Cain first adopted such distinctions. The ancient Greeks placed little pillars at the end of their fields, with the name of the owner engraven upon them. (Pollux, iii. 9.) --- All Thrace was divided in this manner. (Xenophon, Anab.)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. See on Deu_29:14.
17. See on Deu_29:14.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain cf. Deu_19:14
cf. Deu_19:14
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 27:17 Moving a boundary marker to one’s own advantage…
27:17 Moving a boundary marker to one’s own advantage is tantamount to theft and clearly violates the eighth commandment (see 5:19; 19:14).
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