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Deuteronomy 23:24
24If you go into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you like until you’re full. But never put any in your basket.
Deuteronomy 23:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)If you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat all the grapes you want, but do not put any in your basket.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If you go into your neighbor's vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, as many as you wish, but you shall not put any in your bag.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When you come into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes at your pleasure, but you shall not put any in your container.
Context of Deuteronomy 23:24
22If you didn’t make a vow, you would not be guilty. 23Make sure you do what you said you would do ⌞in your vow⌟. You freely chose to make your vow to the Lord your God. If you go into your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you like until you’re full. But never put any in your basket. 25If you go into your neighbor’s grain field, you may pick grain by hand. But never use a sickle to cut your neighbor’s grain.
Read all of Deuteronomy 23Deuteronomy 23:24 word by word
כִּ֤י תָבֹא֙ בְּכֶ֣רֶם רֵעֶ֔ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֧ עֲנָבִ֛ים כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ שָׂבְעֶ֑ךָ וְאֶֽל־כֶּלְיְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִתֵּֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When thou comestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into thy neighbour’sרֵעַrêa‛ rêya‛ · neighborH7453
- vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
- then thou mayest eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- grapesעֵנָב‛ênâb · grapeH6025
- thy fillשֹׂ֫בַעώôba‛ · satietyH7648
- at thine own pleasureנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
- but thou shalt not putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- in thy vesselכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 23:24
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Thou shalt not put any in thy vessel - Thou shalt carry none away with thee. The old English proverb, Eat thy fill but pocket none, seems to have been founded on this law.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-25Verses 15-25 It is honourable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth, should be treated with particular tenderness, that they may have no temptation to return to the world. We cannot honour God with our substance, unless it be honestly and honourably come by. It must not only be considered what we give, but how we got it. Where the borrower gets, or hopes to get, it is just that the lender…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24your neighbor’s vineyard: In a way, God owned all the land and gave it to people. So, no one could claim it as only theirs. But renters had rights to privacy and some control over their land. People could enter the land, but not to steal. People could pick a few grapes or grain kernels to eat while passing by (see Matthew 12:1–8; Mark 2:23–28; Luke 6:1–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2524-25. When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure--Vineyards, like cornfields mentioned in the next verse [De 23:25], were often unenclosed. In vine-growing countries grapes are amazingly cheap; and we need not wonder, therefore, that all within reach of a person's arm, was free; the quantity plucked was a loss never felt by the proprietor, and it was a kindly privilege afforded to the poor…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 23
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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