Deuteronomy 19:14

Deuteronomy 19:14

12 then the elders of his city shall send and bring him from there, and deliver him over to the hand of the avenger of blood, that he may die.

13 ^aYour eye shall not pity him, ^bbut you shall put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with you.

Property Boundaries

14 ^a“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.

The Law Concerning Witnesses

15 ^a“One witness shall not rise against a man concerning any iniquity or any sin that he commits; by the mouth of two or three witnesses the matter shall be established.

16 If a false witness ^arises against any man to testify against him of wrongdoing,

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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THE LANDMARK IS NOT TO BE REMOVED. (Deuteronomy 19:14)

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 dishonest person could easily fill the gutter with earth, or remove these stones a few feet without much risk of detection and so enlarge his own field by a stealthy encroachment on his neighbor's. This law, then, was made to prevent such trespasses.

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Deuteronomy 19:14:**

Deuteronomy 19:14
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