Leviticus 19:9

Leviticus 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.

Context of Leviticus 19:9

7On the third day, the meat is not clean. 8If he eats the meat on the third day he makes unclean a gift that is holy to the Lord. You must send him away from the camp. When a person cuts the plants in his field, he must not cut to the edge of the field. He must not pick up what he drops. 10If a person grows fruit to make wine, he must not pick all the fruit. He must not pick up the fruit that drops. The fruit that drops is for the poor people. And it is for those who are foreign. I am the Lord your God. 11You must not take something that belongs to another person. You must not say something that is not true. You must obey my rules.

Leviticus 19:9 word by word

וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙ אֶת־קְצִ֣יר אַרְצְכֶ֔ם לֹ֧א תְכַלֶּ֛ה פְּאַ֥ת שָׂדְךָ֖ לִקְצֹ֑ר וְלֶ֥קֶט קְצִֽירְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תְלַקֵּֽט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when ye reapקָצֵרqâtsar · be shortH7114
• the harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• of your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• thou shalt not wholly reapכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• the cornersפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• of thy fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• neither shalt thou gatherלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
• the gleaningsלֶ֫קֶטleqeţ · gleaningH3951

Cross-references for Leviticus 19:9

• Leviticus 23:29You must punish any person who eats any food on that day. Send them away from my people.
• Deuteronomy 24:19At harvest time, you might forget to bring in all the crops from your fields. Do not go back to pick up all the grain. Leave it there for foreigners, widows and children who have no family. If you do that, the Lord your God will bless you in all your work.
• Ruth 2:2One day, Ruth, the woman from Moab, said to Naomi, ‘Let me go to the fields to pick up some grain from the harvest. I will walk behind anyone who lets me do that.’ Naomi said, ‘Yes, my daughter, go and do that.’

Commentaries on Leviticus 19:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9When ye reap the harvest - Liberty for the poor to glean both the corn-fields and vineyards was a Divine institution among the Jews; for the whole of the Mosaic dispensation, like the Christian, breathed love to God and benevolence to man. The poor in Judea were to live by gleanings from the corn-fields and vine yards. To the honor of the public and charitable spirit of the English, this merciful law is in general as much attended to as if it had been…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9See Deuteronomy 24:19-21. “Grape” signifies fallen fruit of any kind; and “vineyard” a fruit garden of any kind. Compare Deuteronomy 23:24. The poor - is the poor Israelite - “the stranger” is properly the foreigner, who could possess no land of his own in the land of Israel.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10you are not to reap ... Leave them for the poor and the foreigner: Israel's covenant with God included a social structure that promoted equality and resisted social divisions. Families had to support relatives facing difficulties. Widows and orphans, the poor, and foreigners were part of Israel's extended family (Exodus 22:22; Leviticus 19:10). The poor received special consideration in the offering system and measures ensured they had food to eat…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field--The right of the poor in Israel to glean after reapers, as well as to the unreaped corners of the field, was secured by a positive statute; and this, in addition to other enactments connected with the ceremonial law, formed a beneficial provision for their support. At the same time, proprietors were not obliged to admit them into the field until the grain…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 19:9

• Agriculture
• Gleaning
• Poor

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Commentaries on Leviticus 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings