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

7If it is eaten at all on the third day, it is disgusting. It will not be accepted. 8Rather, anyone who eats it will bear his iniquity, since he has profaned what is holy to Adonai, and that soul will be cut off from his people. “When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very corners of your field, nor are you to gather the gleanings of your harvest. 10You are not to pick the remnants of your vineyard, nor are you to gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. Instead, you are to leave them for the poor and for the outsider. I am Adonai your God. 11“You are not to steal. You are not to lie. You are not to deceive one another.

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 23:29For anyone who does not deny himself on that day must be cut off from his people.
• Deuteronomy 24:19“When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you are not to turn back to get it. It is for the outsider, for the orphan and for the widow—in order that Adonai your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
• Ruth 2:2Ruth the Moabitess, said to Naomi, “Please let me go out to the field and glean grain behind anyone in whose eyes I may find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.”

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