Leviticus 19 · Verse 10

Leviticus 19:10

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.
Leviticus 19:10, King James Version

Leviticus 19:10 in other translations

BSBYou 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.
WEBYou 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.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYAnd thy vineyard shalt thou not glean, neither shalt thou gather what hath been left of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am Jehovah your God.
BBEAnd do not take all the grapes from your vine-garden, or the fruit dropped on the earth; let the poor man, and the man from another country, have these: I am the Lord your God.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Leviticus 19:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 19:9-10

9-10. And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field--The right of the poor in Israel to glean after reapers, as well as to the unreaped corners of the field, was secured by a positive statute; and this, in addition to other enactments connected with the ceremonial law, formed a beneficial provision for their support. At the same time, proprietors were not obliged to…

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Leviticus 19:10 in the original Hebrew

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וְכַרְמְךָ֙ve.khar.me.Khaand vineyard yourH3754
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תְעוֹלֵ֔לte.'o.Lelyou will gleanH5953
וּפֶ֥רֶטu.Fe.retand [the] fallen grape[s] ofH6528
כַּרְמְךָ֖kar.me.Khavineyard yourH3754
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
תְלַקֵּ֑טte.la.Ketyou will gatherH3950
לֶֽעָנִ֤יle.'a.Nifor the poor [person]H6041
וְלַגֵּר֙ve.la.Gerand for the sojournerH1616
תַּעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.Zoyou will leaveH5800
אֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֥הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם\׃'e.lo.hei.KhemGod yourH430

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Cross references for Leviticus 19:10

  • Isaiah 17:6

    Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an olive tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lord God of Israel.

  • Leviticus 25:6

    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,

  • Isaiah 24:13

    When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.

  • Judges 8:2

    And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi–ezer?

  • Micah 7:1

    Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

  • Jeremiah 49:9

    If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

  • Obadiah 1:5

    If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

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Jud 8:2; Isa 17:6; 24:13; Jer 49:9; Ob 1:5; Mic 7:1
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Context

  • Leviticus 19:9

    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.

  • Leviticus 19:10

    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.

  • Leviticus 19:11

    Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

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Leviticus 19:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y no rebuscarás tu viña, ni recogerás los granos caídos de tu viña; para el pobre y para el extranjero los dejarás: Yo Jehová vuestro Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et tu ne grappilleras pas ta vigne, ni ne recueilleras les grains tombés de ta vigne; tu les laisseras pour le pauvre et pour l’étranger. Moi, je suis l’ Éternel, votre Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und in deinem Weinberge sollst du nicht nachlesen, und die abgefallenen Beeren deines Weinberges sollst du nicht auflesen: für den Armen und für den Fremdling sollst du sie lassen. Ich bin Jehova, euer Gott.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		neque in vinea tua racemos et grana decidentia congregabis: sed pauperibus et peregrinis carpenda dimittes. Ego Dominus Deus vester.