KJV King James Version
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
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Leviticus 19:9
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
WEB World English Bible
“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
ASV American Standard Version
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And in your reaping the harvest of your land ye do not completely reap the corner of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather,
Surrounding context — Leviticus 19
6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.
7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it [is] abominable; it shall not be accepted.
8 Therefore [every one] that eateth it shall bear his iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather [every] grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I [am] the LORD your God.
11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.
12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙H7114 · qa.tserbe shortאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]קְצִ֣ירH7105 · qa.tsirharvestאַרְצְכֶ֔םH776 · e.retsland: country/planetלֹ֧אH3808 · lonotתְכַלֶּ֛הH3615 · ka.lahto end: finishפְּאַ֥תH6285 · pe.ahsideשָׂדְךָ֖H7704 · sa.daySirionלִקְצֹ֑רH7114 · qa.tserbe shortוְלֶ֥קֶטH3951 · le.qetgleaningקְצִֽירְךָ֖H7105 · qa.tsirharvestלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotתְלַקֵּֽט׃H3950 · la.qatto gather
Cross-references
Leviticus 23:22And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I [am] the LORD your God.Deuteronomy 24:19-22When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.Ruth 2:15And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:Ruth 2:2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.Leviticus 23:10Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:Leviticus 23:29For whatsoever soul [it be] that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
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