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
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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:
- Proverbs 11:24–25 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty. …
- Isaiah 58:7–11 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? …
- Luke 14:13–14 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: …
- Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
- Psalms 41:1–3 <To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. …
- Psalms 112:9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
- Proverbs 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
- Isaiah 32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by liberal things shall he stand.
- Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
- Luke 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. …
- 1 John 3:17–19 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? …
- Deuteronomy 15:10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
- Deuteronomy 24:20–21 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. …
- Ruth 2:16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
- Job 31:16–22 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail; …
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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
- Reward A motive to faithfulness
- Widow Unclassified scriptures relating to Widow
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
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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