Deuteronomy 24:21

When thou cuttest off the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not go about picking after thee,—to the sojourner to the fatherless and to the widow, shall it belong:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

In Context

20When thou beatest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not glean after thee,—to the sojourner to the fatherless and to the widow, shall it belong,

22so shalt thou remember that a servant, becamest thou in the land of Egypt,—therefore, am I commending thee to do this thing.

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Cross References

Leviticus 19:10And, thy vineyard, shalt thou not go over again, nor gather, every single grape: for the poor and for the sojourner, shalt thou leave them, I—Yahweh, am your God.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 24:15-22

Justice and Generosity. ( b. c. 1451.) 14 Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates: 15 At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the Lord , and it be sin unto thee. 16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man… Read the whole commentary →

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