Deuteronomy 24 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 24:19

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.
Deuteronomy 24:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 24:19 in other translations

BSBIf 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.
WEBWhen 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 the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
ASVWhen 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.
YLT‘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.
DARBYWhen thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
BBEWhen you get in the grain from your field, if some of the grain has been dropped by chance in the field, do not go back and get it, but let it be for the man from a strange land, the child without a father, and the widow: so that the blessing of the Lord your God may be on all the work of your hands.
WebsterWhen 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.

What does Deuteronomy 24:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 24:19-22
19-22. When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field--The grain, pulled up by the roots or cut down with a sickle, was laid in loose sheaves; the fruit of the olive was obtained by striking the branches with long poles; and the grape clusters, severed by a hook, were gathered in the hands of the vintager. Here is a beneficent provision for the poor. Every forgotten sheaf in the harvest-field was to lie; the olive tree was not to be beaten a second time; nor were grapes to be gathered, in order that, in collecting what remained, the hearts of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow might be gladdened by the bounty of Providence.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 When thou cuttest down thine harvest - This is an addition to the law, Lev 19:9; Lev 23:22. The corners of the field, the gleanings, and the forgotten sheaf, were all the property of the poor. This the Hebrews extended to any part of the fruit or produce of a field, which had been forgotten in the time of general ingathering, as appears from the concluding verses of this chapter.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:14-22

It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.

Read the full comment on Deuteronomy 24:14-22 →

Deuteronomy 24:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֣יkiifH3588
תִקְצֹר֩tik.Tzoryou will harvestH7114
קְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.Chaharvest yourH7105
בְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.khain field yourH7704
וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.Taand you will forgetH7911
עֹ֣מֶר'O.mera sheafH6016
בַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.Dehin the fieldH7704
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
תָשׁוּב֙ta.Shuvyou will returnH7725
לְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.Toto fetch itH3947
לַגֵּ֛רla.Gerto the sojournerH1616
לַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.Tomto the fatherless oneH3490
וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.Nahand to the widowH490
יִהְיֶ֑הyih.Yehit will belongH1961
לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.Khahe may bless youH1288
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholin allH3605
מַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.Seh[the] work ofH4639
יָדֶֽיךָ\׃ya.Dei.khahands yourH3027

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 24:19

  • Leviticus 23:22

    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.

  • Proverbs 19:17

    He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

  • Leviticus 19:9-10

    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. 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.

  • Luke 14:13-14

    But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

  • Deuteronomy 14:29

    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.

  • Luke 6:38

    Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

  • Psalms 41:1-3

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

  • Proverbs 11:24-25

    There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

  • Isaiah 32:8

    But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.

  • Isaiah 58:7-11

    Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity; And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday: …

  • Psalms 112:9

    He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

    But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

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When thou.
Le 19:9,10; 23:22; Ru 2:16; Ps 41:1
it shall be.
20,21; 14:29; 26:13
may bless.
15:10; Job 31:16-22; 42:12; Ps 41:1-3; 112:9; Pr 11:24,25; 14:21
Pr 19:17; Isa 32:8; 58:7-11; Lu 6:35,38; 14:13,14; 2Co 9:6-8
1Jo 3:17-19

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 24:18

    But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

  • Deuteronomy 24:19

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 24:20

    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.

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Deuteronomy 24:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Cuando segares tu mies en tu campo, y olvidares alguna gavilla en el campo, no volverás á tomarla: para el extranjero, para el huérfano, y para la viuda será; porque te bendiga Jehová tu Dios en toda obra de tus manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Quand tu feras ta moisson dans ton champ, et que tu auras oublié une gerbe dans ton champ, tu ne retourneras pas pour la prendre; elle sera pour l’étranger, pour l’orphelin, et pour la veuve, afin que l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, te bénisse dans toute l’œuvre de tes mains.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Wenn du deine Ernte auf deinem Felde hältst und eine Garbe auf dem Felde vergissest, so sollst du nicht umkehren, um sie zu holen: für den Fremdling, für die Waise und für die Witwe soll sie sein, auf daß Jehova, dein Gott, dich segne in allem Werke deiner Hände.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quando messueris segetem in agro tuo, et oblitus manipulum reliqueris, non reverteris, ut tollas illum: sed advenam, et pupillum, et viduam auferre patieris, ut benedicat tibi Dominus Deus tuus in omni opere manuum tuarum.