Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 23:25

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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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.