Do not move an ancient boundary stone which your fathers have placed.Proverbs 22:28
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תַּ֭סֵּג גְּב֣וּל עוֹלָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשׂ֣וּ אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תַּ֭סֵּגTa.seg“you displace”Verb, hiphil, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָסַג · “to remove” · Strong's H5253
- גְּב֣וּלge.Vul“a boundary of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גְּבוּל · “boundary” · Strong's H1366G
- עוֹלָ֑םo.Lam“antiquity”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “old” · Strong's H5769J
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עָשׂ֣וּ'a.Su“they made”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
- אֲבוֹתֶֽיךָ׃'a.vo.Tei.kha“ancestors your”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)