Deuteronomy 24:19

Deuteronomy 24:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When 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.
• New International Version (NIV)When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

Context of Deuteronomy 24:19

17You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan. 18Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and that the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I am commanding you to do all this. Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do. 20When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow. 21When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

Deuteronomy 24:19 word by word

כִּ֣י תִקְצֹר֩ קְצִֽירְךָ֨ בְשָׂדֶ֜ךָ וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ עֹ֣מֶר בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה לֹ֤א תָשׁוּב֙ לְקַחְתּ֔וֹ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֑ה לְמַ֤עַן יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When thou cuttest downקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• thine harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• in thy fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• and hast forgotשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• a sheafעֹ֫מֶר‛ômer · sheafH6016
• thou shalt not go againשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• to fetchלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• it: it shall be for the strangerגֵּרgêr gêyr · sojournerH1616
• for the fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• and for the widowאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• may blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• thee in all the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of thine handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 24:19

• Leviticus 19:9“‘When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest.
• Leviticus 23:22When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God.’”
• Ruth 2:16Make sure you pull out ears of grain for her and drop them so she can gather them up. Don’t tell her not to!”
• Psalms 41:1How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.
• Deuteronomy 24:20When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.
• Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levites (because they have no allotment or inheritance with you), the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows of your villages may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work you do.
• Deuteronomy 26:13Then you shall say before the Lord your God, “I have removed the sacred offering from my house and given it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans, and the widows just as you have commanded me. I have not violated or forgotten your commandments.
• Deuteronomy 15:10You must by all means lend to him and not be upset by doing it, for because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you attempt.
• Job 31:16If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
• Job 42:12So the Lord blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
• Psalms 112:9He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
• Proverbs 11:24One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.
• Proverbs 14:21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.
• Proverbs 19:17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
• Isaiah 32:8An honorable man makes honorable plans; his honorable character gives him security.
• Isaiah 58:7I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don’t turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19When thou cuttest down thine harvest - This is an addition to the law, Leviticus 19:9; Leviticus 23:22. The corners of the field, the gleanings, and the forgotten sheaf, were all the property of the poor. This the Hebrews extended to any part of the fruit or produce of a field, which had been forgotten in the time of general ingathering, as appears from the concluding verses of this chapter.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17-22Verses 17-22 Compare the marginal references. The motive assigned for these various acts of consideration is one and the same Deuteronomy 24:18, Deuteronomy 24:22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-22Verses 14-22 It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2219-22. When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field--The grain, pulled up by the roots or cut down with a sickle, was laid in loose sheaves; the fruit of the olive was obtained by striking the branches with long poles; and the grape clusters, severed by a hook, were gathered in the hands of the vintager. Here is a beneficent provision for the poor. Every forgotten sheaf in the harvest-field was to lie; the olive tree was not to be beaten a second…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 24:19

• Agriculture
• Gleaning
• Liberality
• Orphan
• Poor
• Reward
• Widow

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Agriculture
• Divorcement
• Foreigner
• Former
• Poor
• Stranger
• Widows
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 24

• 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