KJV ORIGINAL
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Don't move the ancient boundary markers, and don't take over the fields that belong to orphans.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse is warning against taking advantage of vulnerable people by stealing their property or moving property lines to cheat them.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Israel, property boundaries were marked with stone landmarks that determined family inheritance and tribal territory. Moving these markers was a form of theft that particularly affected orphans and widows who had no strong male relatives to protect their land rights. The law specifically protected the property of the fatherless since they were among the most vulnerable in society.
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