Leviticus 23:22

Leviticus 23:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• 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. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the Lord your God.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God."
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap, nor shall you gather any gleaning from your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the Lord your God.’ ”

Context of Leviticus 23:22

20The priest must present them along with the bread of the first harvested grain as an offering to the Lord. All this, along with the two lambs, will be holy and will belong to the Lord’s priests. 21Make an announcement that there will be a holy assembly on that same day. Don’t do any regular work. It is a permanent law for generations to come wherever you live. “When you harvest the grain in your land, don’t harvest the grain in the corners of your fields or gather what is left after you’re finished. Leave it for poor people and foreigners. I am the Lord your God.” 23The Lord spoke to Moses, 24“Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month hold a worship festival. It will be a memorial day, a holy assembly announced by the blowing of rams’ horns.

Leviticus 23:22 word by word

וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞ם אֶת־קְצִ֣יר אַרְצְכֶ֗ם לֹֽא־תְכַלֶּ֞ה פְּאַ֤ת שָֽׂדְךָ֙ בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָ וְלֶ֥קֶט קְצִירְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶֽעָנִ֤י וְלַגֵּר֙ תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when ye reapקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• the harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• of your landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• thou shalt not make clean riddanceכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• of the cornersפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• of thy fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• neither shalt thou gatherלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
• any gleaningלֶ֫קֶטleqeţ · gleaningH3951
• thou shalt leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• them unto the poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and to the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Leviticus 23:22

• Leviticus 19:9“When you harvest the grain in your land, don’t harvest the grain in the corners of your fields or gather what is left after you’re finished.
• Deuteronomy 16:11Enjoy yourselves in the presence of the Lord your God along with your sons, daughters, male and female slaves, the Levites who live in your cities, the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live among you. Enjoy yourselves at the place the Lord your God will choose for his name to live.
• Deuteronomy 24:19This is what you must do when you’re harvesting wheat in your field. If you forget to bring in one of the bundles of wheat, don’t go back to get it. Leave it there for foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.
• Ruth 2:3So Ruth went. She entered a field and gathered the grain left behind by the reapers. Now it happened that she ended up in the part of the field that belonged to Boaz, who was from Elimelech’s family.
• Job 31:16“If I have refused the requests of the poor or made a widow’s eyes stop ⌞looking for help⌟,
• Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who has concern for helpless people. The Lord will rescue him in times of trouble.
• Psalms 112:9He gives freely to poor people. His righteousness continues forever. His head is raised in honor.
• Proverbs 11:24One person spends freely and yet grows richer, while another holds back what he owes and yet grows poorer.
• Isaiah 58:7Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house, and cover them with clothes when you see ⌞them⌟ naked. Don’t refuse to help your relatives.
• Luke 11:41Give what is inside as a gift to the poor, and then everything will be clean for you.
• 2 Corinthians 9:5So I thought that I should encourage our coworkers to visit you before I do and make arrangements for this gift that you had already promised to give. Then it will be the blessing it was intended to be, and it won’t be something you’re forced to do.

Commentaries on Leviticus 23:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Neither shalt thou gather any gleaning - See the note on Leviticus 19:9.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9-22Verses 9-22 These verses contain a distinct command regarding the religious services immediately connected with the grain harvest, given by anticipation against the time when the people were to possess the promised land. Leviticus 23:10 Sheaf - The original word, “omer”, means either a sheaf Deuteronomy 24:19; Rth 2:7 , or a measure Exodus 16:16. Our version is probably right in this place. The offering which was waved Leviticus 7:30 was most likely a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The feast of Weeks was held in remembrance of the giving of the law, fifty days after the departure from Egypt; and looked forward to the outpouring of the Holy Ghost, fifty days after Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us. On that day the apostles presented the first-fruits of the Christian church to God. To the institution of the feast of Pentecost, is added a repetition of that law, by which they were required to leave the gleanings of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, &c.--(See on Le 19:9). The repetition of this law here probably arose from the priests reminding the people, at the presentation of the first-fruits, to unite piety to God with charity to the poor.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 23:22

• Gleaning
• Poor

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Commentaries on Leviticus 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings