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Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, don’t glean the vines after they are picked. Leave the remaining grapes for the foreigners, orphans, and widows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not strip it afterward. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean <i>it</i> afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean <i>it</i> afterward; it shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you are not to go over it again; <i>that</i> shall be <i>left</i> for the stranger, the orphan, and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it after you <i>finish</i>; it shall be for the sojourner, for the orphan, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, for the orphan, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not glean what is left. What remains will be for the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not glean what is left. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />And when you pick your grapes, go over the vines only once, then let the poor have what is left. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When you pick the grapes in your vineyard, don't pick all of them. Leave some for foreigners, orphans, and widows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When you have gathered your grapes once, do not go back over the vines a second time; the grapes that are left are for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, don't go back a second time. What remains are for the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes of your vineyard you must not do so a second time; they should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When you harvest your vineyard, you shall not glean it after yourselves: it shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When you harvest your vineyard, you shall not glean it after yourselves. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />When you cut your vineyard, you do not glean behind you; it is for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'When thou cuttest thy vineyard, thou dost not glean behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And when thou shalt gather thy vineyard thou shalt not glean after thee; to the stranger, and to the orphan, and to the widow it shall be.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If thou make the vintage of thy vineyard, thou shalt not gather the clusters that remain, but they shall be for the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If you harvest the vintage of your vineyard, you shall not gather the remaining clusters. Instead, they shall fall to the use of the stranger, the orphan, and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When you pick your grapes, you shall not go over the vineyard a second time; let what remains be for the resident alien, the orphan, and the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not glean what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the widow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whenever you pick your grapes, you shall not glean after yourselves, but it shall be for the settler and the orphan and the widow.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when soever thou shalt gather the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean what thou hast left; it shall be for the stranger, and the orphan, and the widow:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/24-21.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/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=6657" 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/deuteronomy/24.htm">Additional Laws</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>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. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/1219.htm" title="1219: ṯiḇ·ṣōr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose. A primitive root; to clip off; specifically to gather grapes; also to be isolated.">you gather the grapes</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.">of your vineyard,</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.">you must not</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.">go over the vines</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">again.</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.">What remains will be</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.">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> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt. Therefore I am commanding you to do this.…<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="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a></span><br />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.<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="/ruth/2-15.htm">Ruth 2:15-16</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-22</a></span><br />You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. / You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18</a></span><br />He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">Deuteronomy 14:28-29</a></span><br />At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates. / Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">Deuteronomy 26:12-13</a></span><br />When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you are to give it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat and be filled within your gates. / Then you shall declare in the presence of the LORD your God, “I have removed from my house the sacred portion and have given it to the Levite, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, according to all the commandments You have given me. I have not transgressed or forgotten Your commandments.<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="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Amos 4:1</a></span><br />Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy, who say to your husbands, “Bring us more to drink.”<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="/luke/14-13.htm">Luke 14:13-14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></span><br />Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”<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.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.</p><p class="hdg">gatherest</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9,10</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="hdg">afterward [heb] after thee </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/17-7.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-7.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Child</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Cuttest</a> <a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/genesis/39-12.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-8.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-24.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-20.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/2-16.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-10.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Child</a> <a href="/psalms/143-12.htm">Cuttest</a> <a href="/judges/5-4.htm">Dropped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">Orphan</a> <a href="/judges/14-6.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">Sojourner</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-5.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Vineyard</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-12.htm">Widow</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Of divorce</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-5.htm">A new married man goes not to war</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-6.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Of kidnapping</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Of leprosy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Of pledges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">The hire is to be given</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Of justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Of charity</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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Vineyards were a significant part of the economy and daily life, as wine was a staple beverage. The command to gather grapes implies a time of abundance and blessing, as vineyards were a symbol of prosperity and God's provision (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). The vineyard also serves as a metaphor for Israel itself in various scriptures, highlighting the nation's relationship with God (<a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a>).<p><b>you must not go over the vines again</b><br>This instruction emphasizes the principle of leaving some of the harvest for others, a practice rooted in the law of gleaning. By not going over the vines a second time, the Israelites were to demonstrate trust in God's provision and cultivate a spirit of generosity. This practice is part of the broader Mosaic Law, which includes similar instructions for other crops (<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>). It reflects God's concern for social justice and care for the marginalized.<p><b>What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow</b><br>This phrase highlights God's compassion and provision for the vulnerable members of society. The foreigner, fatherless, and widow were often without means of support and were particularly susceptible to poverty and exploitation. By leaving the remnants of the harvest for them, the Israelites were to act as stewards of God's blessings, ensuring that those in need were cared for. This command echoes throughout scripture, emphasizing God's heart for justice and mercy (<a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Psalm 146:9</a>, <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a>). It also foreshadows the inclusive nature of the Gospel, where all are invited to partake in God's kingdom, regardless of status or background.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The original audience of Deuteronomy, the people of Israel, who were given these laws as part of the covenant with God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreigner.htm">Foreigner</a></b><br>Non-Israelites living among the Israelites, often without land or means of support.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fatherless.htm">Fatherless</a></b><br>Orphans who lacked the protection and provision of a family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/widow.htm">Widow</a></b><br>Women who had lost their husbands and often faced economic hardship.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vineyard.htm">Vineyard</a></b><br>A place of agricultural production, significant in the agrarian society of ancient Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_the_vulnerable.htm">God's Heart for the Vulnerable</a></b><br>God commands His people to care for the marginalized, reflecting His compassionate nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The law encourages a communal approach to welfare, where everyone plays a part in supporting those in need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_and_trust.htm">Generosity and Trust</a></b><br>By not going over the vines again, the Israelites were to trust in God's provision and practice generosity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_love.htm">Practical Love</a></b><br>This command is a call to action, showing love through tangible support for those who are less fortunate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_resources.htm">Stewardship of Resources</a></b><br>The Israelites were reminded that their resources were ultimately God's, and they were to use them to bless others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 24</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/why_does_david_allow_saul's_heirs'_execution.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:5-6, why does David permit the execution of Saul's descendants if Deuteronomy 24:16 forbids punishing children for a parent's wrongdoing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_boaz's_actions_typical_in_the_ot.htm">Ruth 2:19-20 - Are Boaz's generous actions consistent with other Old Testament depictions of social norms, or do they present an uncharacteristically benevolent culture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_denominationalism.htm">What is gleaning in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt not glean it afterward</span>; literally, <span class="accented">Thou shalt not glean after thee</span>, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. after thou hast reaped and gathered for thyself. It is still the custom among the Arabs for the poor to be allowed to gather the berries that may be left on the olive trees after they have been beaten and the main produce carried off by the owner. All the injunctions in this section are adapted to preserve relations of brotherliness and love among the people of the Lord. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/24-21.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">When</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you gather the grapes</span><br /><span class="heb">תִבְצֹר֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiḇ·ṣōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your vineyard,</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּרְמְךָ֔</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">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</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">go over [the vines]</span><br /><span class="heb">תְעוֹלֵ֖ל</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">again.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">What remains will be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the foreigner,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַגֵּ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(lag·gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">the fatherless,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיָּת֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lay·yā·ṯō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bereaved person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the widow.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lā·’al·mā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A widow, a desolate place</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Deuteronomy 24:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 24:21 When you gather the grapes of your (Deut. 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