Deuteronomy 27:17

17 ¹"'Cursed be anyone who moves his neighbor's landmark.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

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Deuteronomy 27:17 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:17

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 ( Deuteronomy 19:14 ) ; and all the people shall say Amen; (See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:15); (See Gill on Deuteronomy 27:16).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Deuteronomy 27:17 In-Context

15 "'Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the LORD, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.'And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'

16 "'Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

17 "'Cursed be anyone who moves his neighbor's landmark.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

18 "'Cursed be anyone who misleads a blind man on the road.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

19 "'Cursed be anyone who perverts the justice due to the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

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1. See Deuteronomy 19:14

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