Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 23:24–25
24When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.
25When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.
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Deuteronomy 23:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you enter | תָבֹא֙ | ṯā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| your neighbor’s | רֵעֶ֔ךָ | rê·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| vineyard | בְּכֶ֣רֶם | bə·ḵe·rem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3754 vineyard |
| you may eat | וְאָכַלְתָּ֧ | wə·’ā·ḵal·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| your | כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ | kə·nap̄·šə·ḵā | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| fill of | שָׂבְעֶ֑ךָ | śā·ḇə·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7648 satiety, abundance |
| grapes | עֲנָבִ֛ים | ‘ă·nā·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6025 grape(s) |
| but you must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| put | תִתֵּֽן׃ס | ṯit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| any in | וְאֶֽל־ | wə·’el- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H413 motion to |
| your basket | כֶּלְיְךָ֖ | kel·yə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
Deuteronomy 23:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you enter | תָבֹא֙ | ṯā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| your neighbor’s | רֵעֶ֔ךָ | rê·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| grainfield | בְּקָמַ֣ת | bə·qā·maṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H7054 standing grain |
| you may pluck | וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ | wə·qā·ṭap̄·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6998 pluck off |
| the heads of grain | מְלִילֹ֖ת | mə·lî·lōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4425 ear |
| with your hand | בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ | bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| but you must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| put | תָנִ֔יף | ṯā·nîp̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5130 move to and fro, wave, besprinkle |
| a sickle | וְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ | wə·ḥer·mêš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H2770 sickle |
| to | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your neighbor’s | רֵעֶֽךָ׃ס | rê·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| grain | קָמַ֥ת | qā·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7054 standing grain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 23:24 1 Corinthians 10:26 · Romans 12:13
Deuteronomy 23:25 Matthew 12:1–2 · Mark 2:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.