Focused Passage

Deuteronomy 23:24-25

Holiness, Exclusion, and the Purity of the Covenant Assembly

Assembly membership restrictions (vv. 1–8) move to camp purity for holy-war conditions (vv. 9–14), then to protection of escaped slaves (vv. 15–16), prohibition of cult prostitution (vv. 17–18), lending rules (vv. 19–20), and vow obligations (vv. 21–23), closing with gleaning permissions (vv. 24–25).

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

24 When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.

25 When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.

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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Cross-references

Mark 2:23 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 10:26 Classic cross-references Romans 12:13 Classic cross-references

Original words

When כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction you enter תָבֹא֙ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular your neighbor’s רֵעֶ֔ךָ H7453 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular vineyard בְּכֶ֣רֶם H3754 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct you may eat וְאָכַלְתָּ֧ H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular your כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ H5315 Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular fill of שָׂבְעֶ֑ךָ H7648 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular grapes עֲנָבִ֛ים H6025 Noun - masculine plural but you must not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle put תִתֵּֽן׃ס H5414 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular any in וְאֶֽל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition your basket כֶּלְיְךָ֖ H3627 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

Matthew 12:1 Classic cross-references Luke 6:1 Classic cross-references Mark 2:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

When כִּ֤י H3588 Conjunction you enter תָבֹא֙ H935 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular your neighbor’s רֵעֶ֔ךָ H7453 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular grainfield בְּקָמַ֣ת H7054 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct you may pluck וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ H6998 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular the heads of grain מְלִילֹ֖ת H4425 Noun - feminine plural with your hand בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ H3027 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular but you must not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle put תָנִ֔יף H5130 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular a sickle וְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ H2770 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular to עַ֖ל H5921 Preposition your neighbor’s רֵעֶֽךָ׃ס H7453 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular grain קָמַ֥ת H7054 Noun - feminine singular construct

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