Proverbs 22:28

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

Not Tassēg gĕbûl 'ôlām which 'āśû 'ăbôTeKā.

Grammar Details

Not: negative particle with jussive, *'al* - do not
*Tassēg*: verb, Hiphil imperfect jussive, 2nd person masculine singular - you move/remove
*gĕbûl*: noun, masculine singular construct - boundary of
*'ôlām*: noun, masculine singular - ancient time/antiquity
which: relative pronoun, *'ăšer* - which/that
*'āśû*: verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - they made/established
*'ăbôTeKā*: noun with pronominal suffix, masculine plural - your fathers

Word Meanings

*Tassēg*: remove/move back/displace
*gĕbûl*: boundary/border/territory
*'ôlām*: ancient/long-lasting/eternal
*'āśû*: made/set/established
*'ăbôTeKā*: your fathers/your ancestors/your forefathers

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 19:14 : 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.
Prov 23:10 : 10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
Deut 27:17 : 17 Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Job 24:2 : 2 Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.

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