Leviticus
Leviticus 23:22
22When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When you reap | וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞ם | ū·ḇə·quṣ·rə·ḵem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural | H7114 be short |
| the harvest | קְצִ֣יר | qə·ṣîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| of your land | אַרְצְכֶ֗ם | ’ar·ṣə·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H776 earth, land |
| do not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| reap | בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָ | bə·quṣ·re·ḵā | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H7114 be short |
| all the way | תְכַלֶּ֞ה | ṯə·ḵal·leh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| to the edges | פְּאַ֤ת | pə·’aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6285 corner, side |
| of your field | שָֽׂדְךָ֙ | śā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| or gather | תְלַקֵּ֑ט | ṯə·laq·qêṭ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3950 pick or gather up |
| the gleanings | וְלֶ֥קֶט | wə·le·qeṭ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3951 gleaning |
| of your harvest | קְצִירְךָ֖ | qə·ṣî·rə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7105 harvesting, harvest |
| Leave | תַּעֲזֹ֣ב | ta·‘ă·zōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5800 leave, forsake, loose |
| them | אֹתָ֔ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| for the poor | לֶֽעָנִ֤י | le·‘ā·nî | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| and the foreign resident | וְלַגֵּר֙ | wə·lag·gêr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1616 sojourner |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| your God | אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ס | ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 24:19–21 · Leviticus 19:9–10 · Isaiah 58:10 · Proverbs 11:24–25 · Ruth 2:15–23 · 2 Corinthians 9:5–12 · Ruth 2:3–7 · Isaiah 58:7–8 · Luke 11:41 · Deuteronomy 16:11–14 · Psalm 41:1–3 · Job 31:16–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.