Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
24:2-17 This inventory of criminal behaviors focuses first on crimes against the weak (24:2-12) and then on the criminals themselves (24:13-17). 24:2 The law, wisdom literature, and prophecy all condemned the moving of boundary markers (Deut 19:14; 27:17; Prov 22:28; 23:10; see study note on Hos 5:10).
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
24:2-17 This inventory of criminal behaviors focuses first on crimes against the weak (24:2-12) and then on the criminals themselves (24:13-17). 24:2 The law, wisdom literature, and prophecy all condemned the moving of boundary markers (Deut 19:14; 27:17; Prov 22:28; 23:10; see study note on Hos 5:10).
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
They remove the landmarks; they violently take away the flocks and pasture them;
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
Some remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed thereof.
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
There are that remove the landmarks; They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
The landmarks are changed by evil men, they violently take away flocks, together with their keepers.