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Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> “When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don’t go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in all you do. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> “When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">King James Bible</a> When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">New King James Version</a> “When you reap your harvest in your field, and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you are not to go back to get it; it shall belong to the stranger, the orphan, and to the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the sojourner, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf [of grain] in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be for the stranger, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “When you reap the harvest in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When you reap the harvest in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> If you forget to bring in a stack of harvested grain, don't go back in the field to get it. Leave it for the poor, including foreigners, orphans, and widows, and the LORD will make you successful in everything you do. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> When thou reapest thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> This is what you must do when you're harvesting wheat in your field. If you forget to bring in one of the bundles of wheat, don't go back to get it. Leave it there for foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> "When you gather your crops and fail to bring in some of the grain that you have cut, do not go back for it; it is to be left for the foreigners, orphans, and widows, so that the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> "When you are reaping in the field, and you overlook a sheaf, don't return to get it. Let it remain for the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow, in order that the LORD your God may bless everything you undertake. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/24.htm">NET Bible</a> Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the LORD your God may bless all the work you do. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgot a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it: it shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> When thou cuttest down thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/24.htm">World English Bible</a> When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in a field, you do not return to take it; it is for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow, so that your God YHWH blesses you in all the work of your hands. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgotten a sheaf in a field, thou dost not turn back to take it; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is; so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hands. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> When thou shalt reap thy harvest in thy field and didst forget a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not turn back to take it: to the stranger and to the orphan and to the widow shall it be; so that Jehovah thy God shall bless thee in all the doing of thy hands.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> When thou hast reaped the corn in thy field, and hast forgot and left a sheaf, thou shalt not return to take it away: but thou shalt suffer the stranger, and the fatherless and the widow to tabs it away: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thy hands. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When you have reaped the grain in your field, and, having forgotten, you leave behind a sheaf, you shall not return to take it away. Instead, you shall permit the new arrival, and the orphan, and the widow to take it away, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the works of your hands. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Bible</a> When you reap the harvest in your field and overlook a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; let it be for the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the LORD, your God, may bless you in all your undertakings. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> When you reap the harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the works of your hands. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when you reap the harvest of your field and you forget a sheaf, you shall not return to take it, but it shall be for the settler and for the orphan and for the widow, that LORD JEHOVAH your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go back to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And when thou shalt have reaped corn in thy field, and shalt have forgotten a sheaf in thy field, thou shalt not return to take it; it shall be for the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow, that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thy hands. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6630" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Additional Laws</a> …18Remember that you were slaves in Egypt, and the LORD your God redeemed you from that place. Therefore I am commanding you to do this. 19<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: ṯiq·ṣōr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">you are harvesting</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qə·ṣî·rə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: ḇə·śā·ḏe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">in your field</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: wə·šā·ḵaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">and forget</a> <a href="/hebrew/6016.htm" title="6016: ‘ō·mer (N-ms) -- A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure). From amar; properly, a heap, i.e. A sheaf; also an omer, as a dry measure.">a sheaf</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">there,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: ṯā·šūḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">go back</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lə·qaḥ·tōw (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to get it.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: lag·gêr (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">to be left for the foreigner,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: lay·yā·ṯō·wm (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">the fatherless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: wə·lā·’al·mā·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">and the widow,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">so that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm" title="1288: yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To kneel, bless. A primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God, and man; also to curse.">may bless</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">you in all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śêh (N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of your hands.</a> 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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a> When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. / You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2-3</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied. / So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech. <a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Exodus 23:10-11</a> For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce, / but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove. <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a> When 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.’” <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Ruth 2:15-16</a> When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her. / Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.” <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a> For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a> Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. <a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a> Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender. <a href="/luke/14-13.htm">Luke 14:13-14</a> But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind, / and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” <a href="/galatians/2-10.htm">Galatians 2:10</a> They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. <a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a> In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a> If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth. <a href="/2_corinthians/9-9.htm">2 Corinthians 9:9-10</a> As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” / Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. <a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">Psalm 41:1</a> For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>When you cut down your harvest in your field, and have forgot a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.When thou<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9,10</a> 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… <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a> And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.<a href="/ruth/2-16.htm">Ruth 2:16</a> And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.it shall be<a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Deuteronomy 24:20,21</a> When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow… <a href="/deuteronomy/14-29.htm">Deuteronomy 14:29</a> And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.<a href="/deuteronomy/26-13.htm">Deuteronomy 26:13</a> Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:may bless<a href="/deuteronomy/15-10.htm">Deuteronomy 15:10</a> Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.<a href="/job/31-16.htm">Job 31:16-22</a> If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; … <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12</a> So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-13.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Cuttest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-25.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-10.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Harvesting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-7.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-27.htm">Overlook</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-11.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Reapest</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-15.htm">Sheaf</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-7.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-15.htm">Bless</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Cuttest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-4.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Harvesting</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-6.htm">Order</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-11.htm">Overlook</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Reap</a> <a href="/luke/19-21.htm">Reapest</a> <a href="/job/24-10.htm">Sheaf</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 24</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Of divorce</a> 5. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">A new married man goes not to war</a> 6. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Of pledges</a> 7. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Of kidnapping</a> 8. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Of leprosy</a> 10. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Of pledges</a> 14. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">The hire is to be given</a> 16. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Of justice</a> 19. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Of charity</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Israelites were primarily farmers, and the harvest was a critical time of year. The field represents the land that God had given to the Israelites as part of the Promised Land, a fulfillment of His covenant with Abraham. The act of harvesting is a reminder of God's provision and the fruitfulness of the land He promised.and forget a sheaf there A sheaf is a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping. Forgetting a sheaf could happen due to the busyness of the harvest. This oversight is not to be corrected by returning to retrieve it. The act of leaving the forgotten sheaf is a test of obedience and trust in God's provision. It reflects the principle of leaving the edges of the field for the poor, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>.do not go back to get it This command emphasizes the importance of generosity and trust in God's provision. By not returning to retrieve the forgotten sheaf, the landowner demonstrates faith that God will provide for their needs despite the loss. This principle of leaving behind part of the harvest for others is a recurring theme in the Mosaic Law, promoting social justice and care for the less fortunate.It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow This phrase highlights God's concern for the marginalized and vulnerable in society. The foreigner, fatherless, and widow were often without means of support and were particularly vulnerable in ancient Israel. By providing for them, the Israelites were reflecting God's character and His commands to care for the needy. This provision is a practical application of loving one's neighbor and is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to care for widows and orphans (<a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>).so that the LORD your God may bless you The promise of blessing is contingent upon obedience to God's commands. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where blessings are often tied to faithfulness and obedience. The blessing is not just material but encompasses spiritual and communal well-being. It underscores the principle that generosity and obedience to God's commands lead to His favor.in all the work of your hands This phrase indicates that God's blessing extends beyond the immediate act of leaving the sheaf. It encompasses all aspects of the individual's labor and endeavors. The work of one's hands is a common biblical expression for one's efforts and productivity. This promise of blessing is a reminder that God is the ultimate source of prosperity and success, and it encourages a holistic view of work as an act of worship and service to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The original audience of Deuteronomy, receiving laws and instructions from Moses as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. 2. <a href="/topical/f/foreigners,_fatherless,_and_widows.htm">Foreigners, Fatherless, and Widows</a> Vulnerable groups in society who were often marginalized and lacked resources. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_field.htm">The Field</a> Represents the agricultural setting of ancient Israel, where the Israelites were to practice these laws. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader and prophet who delivered God's laws to the Israelites. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who commands these acts of mercy and promises blessings for obedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_the_vulnerable.htm">God's Heart for the Vulnerable</a> This verse reveals God's compassion and justice, emphasizing His desire for His people to care for those who are marginalized. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_blessing.htm">Obedience and Blessing</a> The promise of blessing for obedience highlights the principle that God rewards those who follow His commands with a sincere heart. <a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a> The law encourages a communal approach to welfare, where everyone plays a part in supporting the needy. <a href="/topical/g/generosity_as_worship.htm">Generosity as Worship</a> Leaving behind a portion of the harvest is an act of worship, acknowledging God's provision and sovereignty. <a href="/topical/p/practical_love.htm">Practical Love</a> This commandment is a practical expression of love and faith, demonstrating that true faith is active and visible in our actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 24</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_remarriage.htm">What does the Bible say about remarriage after widowhood?</a> <a href="/q/could_a_foreign_widow_freely_glean_fields.htm">Ruth 2:2–3 – Is it historically plausible that a foreign widow could freely glean in a stranger’s field with no social or legal barriers? </a> <a href="/q/ruth_2_14__idealized_meal_or_factual.htm">Ruth 2:14 – Does the abundant meal provided to Ruth suggest an idealized scenario rather than a factual account of limited agricultural resources? </a> <a href="/q/what_defines_servant_evangelism.htm">What defines Servant Evangelism?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 19-22. - (Cf. <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9, 10</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-23.htm">Leviticus 23:23</a>.) Not only was no injustice to be done to the poor, but, out of the abundance of those in better estate, were they to be helped. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>If כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you are harvesting תִקְצֹר֩ (ṯiq·ṣōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> To dock off, curtail, to harvest in your field בְשָׂדֶ֜ךָ (ḇə·śā·ḏe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land and forget וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ (wə·šā·ḵaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention a sheaf עֹ֣מֶר (‘ō·mer) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6016.htm">Strong's 6016: </a> A heap, a sheaf, an omer (dry measure) [there], בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה (baś·śā·ḏeh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land do not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no go back תָשׁוּב֙ (ṯā·šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to get it. לְקַחְתּ֔וֹ (lə·qaḥ·tōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take It is יִהְיֶ֑ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be to be left for the foreigner, לַגֵּ֛ר (lag·gêr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> A guest, a foreigner the fatherless, לַיָּת֥וֹם (lay·yā·ṯō·wm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> A bereaved person and the widow, וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה (wə·lā·’al·mā·nāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> A widow, a desolate place so that לְמַ֤עַן (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> Purpose -- intent the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative may bless יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ (yə·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1288.htm">Strong's 1288: </a> To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse you in all בְּכֹ֖ל (bə·ḵōl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the work מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה (ma·‘ă·śêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property of your hands. יָדֶֽיךָ׃ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:19 When you reap your harvest in your (Deut. 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