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Deu 19:14 — 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.

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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 Deu 27:17. Josephus considers this law a general prohibition, intended not only to protect private property, but also to preserve the boundaries of kingdoms and countries inviolable. Deu 27:17; Job 24:2; Pro 22:28; Pro 23:10; Hsa 5:10

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shalt not remove

	Deu 27:17	Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
	Deu 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].
	Pro 22:28	Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
	Pro 23:10	Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
	Hsa 5:10	The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: [therefore] I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

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Scott, Thomas. "Deuteronomy 19:14," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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