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Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />It is the same with your grape crop—do not strip every last bunch of grapes from the vines, and do not pick up the grapes that fall to the ground. Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather <i>every</i> grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather <i>every</i> grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I <i>am</i> the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the afflicted and for the sojourner. I am Yahweh your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather its fallen grapes; you shall leave them for the poor and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the resident alien; I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident; I am Yahweh your God.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't strip your grapevines clean or gather the grapes that fall off the vines. Leave them for the poor and for those foreigners who live among you. I am the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't harvest your vineyard a second time or pick up fallen grapes. Leave them for poor people and foreigners. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not go back through your vineyard to gather the grapes that were missed or to pick up the grapes that have fallen; leave them for poor people and foreigners. I am the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You are not to gather your vineyard or pick up the fallen grapes of your vineyard. Leave something for the poor and the resident alien who lives among you. I am the LORD your God."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You must not pick your vineyard bare, and you must not gather up the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you do not glean your vineyard, even the omitted part of your vineyard you do not gather, you leave them for the poor and for the sojourner; I [am] your God YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thy vineyard thou dost not glean, even the omitted part of thy vineyard thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I am Jehovah your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, and the scattering of thy vineyard thou shalt not glean; to the poor and to the stranger thou shalt leave them: I am Jehovah your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Neither shalt thou gather the bunches and grapes that fall down in thy vineyard, but shalt leave them to the poor and the strangers to take. I am the Lord your God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Neither shall you gather the clusters or individual grapes which fall down in your vineyard, but you shall leave them for paupers and travelers to take. I am the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Likewise, you shall not pick your vineyard bare, nor gather up the grapes that have fallen. These things you shall leave for the poor and the alien. I, the LORD, am your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall not strip your vineyard bare, or gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the alien: I am the LORD your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall not glean your vineyards, neither shall you gather that which is fallen from your olive trees, but you shall leave them for the poor and the proselytes; for I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not glean your vineyards and you shall not gather the fallen of your olives, but leave them for the poor and those who are converted to me, because I AM LORD JEHOVAH your God.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt not go over the gathering of thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the remaining grapes of thy vineyard: thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/19-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=5027" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/19.htm">Love Your Neighbor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9</span>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. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><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.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: wə·ḵar·mə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">strip your vineyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/5953.htm" title="5953: ṯə·‘ō·w·lêl (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to effect thoroughly; specifically, to glean; by implication to overdo, i.e. Maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose.">bare</a> <a href="/hebrew/3950.htm" title="3950: ṯə·laq·qêṭ (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To pick or gather up, glean. A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. to gather; specifically, to glean.">or gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: kar·mə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">its</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6528.htm" title="6528: ū·p̄e·reṭ (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The broken off. From parat; a stray or single berry.">fallen grapes.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ta·‘ă·zōḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">Leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: le·‘ā·nî (Prep-l, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">for the poor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: wə·lag·gêr (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">and the foreigner.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</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.">am the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>You must not steal. You must not lie or deceive one another.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-21</a></span><br />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. / When 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. / When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/23-10.htm">Exodus 23:10-11</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />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? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-17.htm">Proverbs 19:17</a></span><br />Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-36.htm">Luke 6:36</a></span><br />Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/2-10.htm">Galatians 2:10</a></span><br />They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-6.htm">2 Corinthians 9:6-9</a></span><br />Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. / Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. / And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a></span><br />Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-16.htm">Hebrews 13:16</a></span><br />And do not neglect to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.</p><p class="hdg">glean</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/8-2.htm">Judges 8:2</a></b></br> And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? <i>Is</i> not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Isaiah 17:6</a></b></br> Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two <i>or</i> three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four <i>or</i> five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-13.htm">Isaiah 24:13</a></b></br> When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, <i>there shall be</i> as the shaking of an olive tree, <i>and</i> as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/25-6.htm">Leviticus 25:6</a></b></br> And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-55.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-27.htm">Country</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-41.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/exodus/28-34.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-9.htm">Glean</a> <a href="/luke/6-44.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/genesis/49-11.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-33.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/exodus/23-11.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-11.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-21.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-58.htm">Second</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-12.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/genesis/37-23.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Time</a> <a href="/genesis/9-20.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/exodus/23-11.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Country</a> <a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-35.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Glean</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Grape</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-5.htm">Grapes</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-12.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Needy</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-33.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-15.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/numbers/1-1.htm">Second</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/numbers/20-26.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-6.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-3.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/19-1.htm">A repetition of various laws</a></span><br></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 instruction not to strip the vineyard bare or gather fallen grapes is a directive to leave some of the produce for those in need. This practice is part of the broader principle of gleaning, which is also mentioned in <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-21</a>. It emphasizes God's concern for the poor and marginalized, ensuring they have access to food. The fallen grapes, which might be considered less desirable, are still valuable to those without means. This command also reflects a trust in God's provision, as landowners are encouraged to rely on God's abundance rather than hoarding every last resource.<p><b>Leave them for the poor and the foreigner.</b><br>This phrase highlights the social justice aspect of the Mosaic Law, which provided for the welfare of the less fortunate. The poor and the foreigner (or sojourner) were often vulnerable groups in ancient society, lacking land or stable income. By leaving part of the harvest for them, the Israelites were practicing compassion and hospitality, reflecting God's character. This principle is echoed in the story of Ruth, where Ruth, a Moabite widow, gleans in the fields of Boaz (<a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2-3</a>). The inclusion of foreigners in this provision underscores the universal scope of God's care and the call for Israel to be a light to the nations.<p><b>I am the LORD your God.</b><br>This declaration serves as a divine endorsement of the command, reminding the Israelites of the authority and holiness of God. It is a frequent refrain in Leviticus, underscoring that the laws given are not merely social or cultural norms but are rooted in the character and will of God. This phrase also serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where obedience to God's commands is an expression of faithfulness to Him. The acknowledgment of God as LORD (Yahweh) ties the command to the broader narrative of God's redemptive work, ultimately pointing to the fulfillment of the law in Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect love and justice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of the Levitical laws, including the command to leave gleanings for the poor and foreigners.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_poor.htm">The Poor</a></b><br>Individuals within the Israelite community who lacked sufficient resources and were dependent on the generosity of others.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_foreigner.htm">The Foreigner (Ger)</a></b><br>Non-Israelites residing among the Israelites, often without land or means of support.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/v/vineyards.htm">Vineyards</a></b><br>Agricultural fields where grapes are grown, representing a source of sustenance and economic activity in ancient Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who commands His people to act justly and with compassion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/compassionate_provision.htm">Compassionate Provision</a></b><br>God commands His people to provide for the needy, reflecting His character of mercy and compassion. This teaches us to be mindful of those less fortunate and to act generously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The law emphasizes communal responsibility, where everyone plays a part in caring for the vulnerable. We are called to create communities that support and uplift those in need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_generosity.htm">Stewardship and Generosity</a></b><br>By not harvesting everything, Israelites practiced stewardship and generosity. We are encouraged to view our resources as tools for blessing others, not just for personal gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_and_justice.htm">Inclusivity and Justice</a></b><br>The inclusion of foreigners highlights God's heart for justice and inclusivity. We are reminded to extend kindness and support to all, regardless of their background or status.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god.htm">Obedience to God</a></b><br>The command concludes with "I am the LORD your God," underscoring that obedience to these laws is an act of worship and reverence to God. Our actions towards others are a reflection of our relationship with Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_don't_believers_follow_lev._19_10_today.htm">Leviticus 19:10 commands leaving part of the harvest for the poor; why isn't this universally practiced today by believers? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_should_foreigners_be_treated_biblically.htm">What does the Bible say about treating foreigners?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_deut._14_21_align_with_bible_ethics.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 allows selling meat that dies of itself to foreigners. How does this reconcile with moral and compassionate principles elsewhere in the Bible? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard.</span>--In gathering in the vine care is to be taken only to cut off' the large clusters, but not the <span class= "ital">infantas, </span>as the expression literally denotes, which is here rendered by "glean." Those branches or twigs which had only one or two grapes on them were to be left to the poor.<p><span class= "bld">Neither shalt thou gather every grape.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Nor shalt thou gather the scattered grapes, </span>that is, those single grapes which had either fallen to the ground during the process of cutting off the branches, or those which were scattered about the ground after the vintage was completed. Like the gleanings of the field these grapes were the portion of the poor both of Jewish origin and proselytes.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/19-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">strip your vineyard</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַרְמְךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵar·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bare</span><br /><span class="heb">תְעוֹלֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·‘ō·w·lêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5953.htm">Strong's 5953: </a> </span><span class="str2">To effect thoroughly, to glean, to overdo, maltreat, be saucy to, pain, impose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or gather</span><br /><span class="heb">תְלַקֵּ֑ט</span> <span class="translit">(ṯə·laq·qêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3950.htm">Strong's 3950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pick up, to gather, to glean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">its</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּרְמְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(kar·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fallen grapes.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפֶ֥רֶט</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄e·reṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6528.htm">Strong's 6528: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stray, single berry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Leave</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲזֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·zōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the poor</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶֽעָנִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(le·‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the sojourner.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלַגֵּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lag·gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A guest, a foreigner</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> </span><span class="str2">YHWH</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 19:10 You shall not glean your vineyard neither (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 19:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/19-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 19:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 19:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>