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

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

25When 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 2:23Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 10:26Classic cross-references Romans 12:13Classic cross-references

Original words

Whenכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionyou enterתָבֹא֙H935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularyour neighbor’sרֵעֶ֔ךָH7453Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularvineyardבְּכֶ֣רֶםH3754Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructyou may eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֧H398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularyourכְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖H5315Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularfill ofשָׂבְעֶ֑ךָH7648Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singulargrapesעֲנָבִ֛יםH6025Noun - masculine pluralbut you must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleputתִתֵּֽן׃סH5414Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularany inוְאֶֽל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionyour basketכֶּלְיְךָ֖H3627Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

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

Original words

Whenכִּ֤יH3588Conjunctionyou enterתָבֹא֙H935Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularyour neighbor’sרֵעֶ֔ךָH7453Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singulargrainfieldבְּקָמַ֣תH7054Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructyou may pluckוְקָטַפְתָּ֥H6998Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularthe heads of grainמְלִילֹ֖תH4425Noun - feminine pluralwith your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularbut you must notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleputתָנִ֔יףH5130Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singulara sickleוְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙H2770Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singulartoעַ֖לH5921Prepositionyour neighbor’sרֵעֶֽךָ׃סH7453Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singulargrainקָמַ֥תH7054Noun - feminine singular construct

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