Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 24:20
20When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you beat | תַחְבֹּט֙ | ṯaḥ·bōṭ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2251 beat off, beat out |
| the olives from your trees | זֵֽיתְךָ֔ | zê·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
| you must not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| go over | תְפָאֵ֖ר | ṯə·p̄ā·’êr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6286 beautify, glorify |
| the branches again | אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ | ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| What remains will be | יִהְיֶֽה׃ס | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| for the foreigner | לַגֵּ֛ר | lag·gêr | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| the fatherless | לַיָּת֥וֹם | lay·yā·ṯō·wm | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3490 orphan |
| and the widow | וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה | wə·lā·’al·mā·nāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H490 widow |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.