KJV King James Version
When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put [any] in thy vessel.
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Deuteronomy 23:24
When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put [any] in thy vessel.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.
WEB World English Bible
When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, then you may eat of grapes your fill at your own pleasure; but you shall not put any in your vessel.
ASV American Standard Version
When thou comest into thy neighbor’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat of grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
When thou comest in unto the vineyard of thy neighbour, then thou hast eaten grapes, according to thy desire, thy sufficiency; but into thy vessel thou dost not put any.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 23
21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.
22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.
23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; [even] a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
24 When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put [any] in thy vessel.
25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
כִּ֤יH3588 · kiforתָבֹא֙H935 · boto come (in): comeבְּכֶ֣רֶםH3754 · ke.remvineyardרֵעֶ֔ךָH7453 · re.aneighborוְאָכַלְתָּ֧H398 · a.khalto eatעֲנָבִ֛יםH6025 · e.navgrapeכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖H5315 · ne.pheshsoulשָׂבְעֶ֑ךָH7648 · so.vasatietyוְאֶֽל־H413 · elto(wards)כֶּלְיְךָ֖H3627 · ke.liarticle/utensilלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתִתֵּֽן׃ סH5414 · na.tanto give: give
Cross-references
1 Corinthians 10:26For the earth [is] the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.Romans 12:13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.Hebrews 13:5[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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