Deuteronomy 19:14

You shall not take up or move the landmark of your neighbor, which those before you have placed, in your possession that the Lord your God will give to you, in the land you will receive to possess.

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In The King James 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.

In Context

13You shall not take pity on him, and so shall you take away the blood of the innocent from Israel, so that it may be well with you.

15One witness shall not stand against another, no matter what the sin or outrage may be. For every word shall stand by the mouth of two or three witnesses.

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Cross References

Exodus 21:13But if he did not lie in wait for him, but God delivered him into his hands, then I will appoint for you a place to which he must flee.

Deuteronomy 4:41Then Moses set aside three cities, across the Jordan toward the eastern region,

Job 24:2Some have crossed the boundaries, plundered the flocks, and given them pasture.

Proverbs 23:10Do not touch the boundaries of little ones, and do not enter into the field of the fatherless.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 19:2-14

The Cities of Refuge. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 When the Lord thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and dwellest in their cities, and in their houses; 2 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to possess it. 3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, into three parts, that every slayer may flee thither. 4 And this is the case of… Read the whole commentary →

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