Deuteronomy 24:19 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thine, thy, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Of justice and generosityIt is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of...

Thompson Chains

  • HarvestLink 4 of 9 · next Ruth 1:22
  • GleaningSee the chain from Leviticus 19:10 · 5 links
  • SheavesLink 2 of 3 · next Job 24:10
  • Poor (4)See the chain from Exodus 23:11 · 9 links

Cross References

  • 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.
  • 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. …
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Deuteronomy 26:13 Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:

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Topics

  • Agriculture Laws concerning Agriculture
  • Gleaning Laws concerning Gleaning
  • Liberality General scriptures concerning Liberality
  • Orphan General scriptures concerning Orphan
  • Poor Duty to Poor

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Bible Dictionary

  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • When thou cuttest down כִּי kî Conjunction תִקְצֹר tiqṣōr קָצַר Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • thine harvest קְצִירְךָ qĕṣîrĕkā קָצִיר Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • in thy field בְשָׂדֶךָ bĕśādekā שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • and hast forgot וְשָׁכַחְתָּ wĕšākaḥtā שָׁכַח Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
  • a sheaf עֹמֶר ʿōmer עֹמֶר Noun · masculine singular
  • in the field בַּשָּׂדֶה baśśādê שָׂדֶה Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • thou shalt not go again לֹא lōʾ Negative תָשׁוּב tāšûb שׁוּב Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular
  • to fetch לְקַחְתּוֹ lĕqaḥtô לָקַח Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • it: it shall be for the stranger לַגֵּר laggēr גֵּר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • for the fatherless לַיָּתוֹם layyātôm יָתוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • and for the widow וְלָאַלְמָנָה wĕlāʾalmānâ אַלְמָנָה Noun · feminine singular · with and, preposition with the
  • that the LORD יִהְיֶה yihyê Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular לְמַעַן lĕmaʿan Preposition יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • may bless יְבָרֶכְךָ yĕbārekkā בָרַךְ Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee in all the work בְּכֹל bĕkōl Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition מַעֲשֵׂה maʿăśê מַעֲשֶׂה Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of thine hands יָדֶיךָ yādêkā יָד Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular

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