Ulangan 19:14

Laws Concerning Witnesses

19:14 You must not encroach on your neighbor’s property, ¹  which will have been defined ²  in the inheritance you will obtain in the land the Lord your God is giving you. ³ 

Ulangan 27:15

27:15 ‘Cursed is the one ⁴  who makes a carved or metal image – something abhorrent ⁵  to the Lord, the work of the craftsman ⁶  – and sets it up in a secret place.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’ ⁷ 

[19:14]  ¹ tn Heb “border.” Cf. NRSV “You must not move your neighbor’s boundary marker.”

[19:14]  ² tn Heb “which they set off from the beginning.”

[19:14]  ³ tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess it.” This phrase has been left untranslated to avoid redundancy.

[27:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “man,” but in a generic sense here.

[27:15]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term translated here “abhorrent” (תּוֹעֵבָה, to’evah) speaks of attitudes and/or behaviors so vile as to be reprehensible to a holy God. See note on the word “abhorrent” in Deut 7:25.

[27:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “craftsman’s hands.”

[27:15]  ⁷ tn Or “So be it!” The term is an affirmation expressing agreement with the words of the Levites.