Devarim 19: Encroachment! Five Yard Penalty

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Apr 27, 2026 · 2m

“You shall not move your neighbor’s landmarks, set up by previous generations, on the property that will be allotted to you in the land that your God is giving you to possess” (verse 14).

לֹא תַסִּיג גְּבוּל רֵעֲךָ אֲשֶׁר גָּבְלוּ רִאשֹׁנִים בְּנַחֲלָתְךָ אֲשֶׁר תִּנְחַל בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר ה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לְךָ לְרִשְׁתָּהּ

(Deuteronomy 19:14)

This verse prohibits someone from moving their boundary into their neighbor’s yard in order to increase their own property. Rashi asks: if there is already a general prohibition against stealing, why does the Torah need this additional commandment? He…