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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.

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וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞םuvequtsrekhemand in much discouragedקָצַרconjunction, preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and in much discouraged”, the to-form of the verbH7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)[idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).קְצִ֣ירqetsirharvestקָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “harvest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)bough, branch, harvest (man).אַרְצְכֶ֗םartsekhemearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְכַלֶּ֞הtekhalehceaseכָּלָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cease”, an unfinished actionH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…פְּאַ֤תpeatcornerפֵּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “corner”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6285properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. direction, region, extremitycorner, end, quarter, side.שָֽׂדְךָ֙sadekhafieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָbequtsrekhain much discouragedקָצַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in much discouraged”, the to-form of the verbH7114to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)[idiom] at all, cut down, much discouraged, grieve, harvestman, lothe, mourn, reap(-er), (be, wax) short(-en, -er), straiten, trouble, vex.וְלֶ֥קֶטveleqetand gleaningלֶקֶטconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and gleaning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3951the gleaninggleaning.קְצִירְךָ֖qetsirekhaharvestקָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “harvest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7105severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage)bough, branch, harvest (man).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְלַקֵּ֑טtelaqetgleanלָקַטverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “glean”, an unfinished actionH3950properly, to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to gleangather (up), glean.לֶֽעָנִ֤יleanito afflictedעָנִיpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to afflicted”, the ordinary formH6041depressed, in mind or circumstancesafflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.וְלַגֵּר֙velagerand to alienגֵּרconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and to alien”, the ordinary formH1616properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigneralien, sojourner, stranger.תַּעֲזֹ֣בtaazovcommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “commit self”, an unfinished actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.אֹתָ֔םotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲנִ֖יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽםeloheykhemGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corner of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest; thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou dost not complete the corner of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I Jehovah [am] your God.'

World English Bible

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not wholly reap into the corners of your field. You must not gather the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.’”

Darby Translation

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not in thy harvest entirely reap the corners of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest shalt thou not gather: thou shalt leave them unto the poor and to the stranger: I am Jehovah your God.

Douay-Rheims

And when you reap the corn of your land, you shall not cut it to the very ground: neither shall you gather the ears that remain; but you shall leave them for the poor and for the strangers. I am the Lord your God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And when ye shall reap the harvest of your land, ye shall not fully reap the remainder of the harvest of your field when thou reapest, and thou shalt not gather that which falls from thy reaping; thou shalt leave it for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὅταν θερίζητε τὸν θερισμὸν τῆς γῆς ὑμῶν, οὐ συντελέσετε τὸ λοιπὸν τοῦ θερισμοῦ τοῦ ἀγροῦ σου ἐν τῷ θερίζειν σε, καὶ τὰ ἀποπίπτοντα τοῦ θερισμοῦ σου οὐ συλλέξεις· τῷ πτωχῷ καὶ τῷ προσηλύτῳ ὑπολείψεις αὐτά· ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ὑμῶν.