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Whenכִּיyou beatתַחְבֹּטyour olive tree,זֵיתְךָyou shall notלֹאgo over the branchesתְפָאֵרafter you;אַחֲרֶיךָit shall beיִהְיֶהfor the resident alien,לַגֵּרfor the orphan,לַיָּתוֹםand for the widow.וְלָאַלְמָנָה
Deuteronomy 24:20
Study it in the app“When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the branches after you; it shall be for the resident alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 24:20, word by word
- you beatתַחְבֹּטtachbot
beat out
Beat out: strike the branches so the fruit falls; also to thresh.
Where else “tachbot” appears- your olive treeזֵיתְzet
olive tree
A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.
Where else “zet” appears- go over the branchesתְפָאֵרtefaer
go over
To go over the olive tree again to beat the branches, looking for what was left.
Where else “tefaer” appears- it shall beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- for the resident alienגֵּרger
resident alien
Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.
Where else “ger” appears- for the orphanיָּתוֹםyatom
fatherless
Orphan; above all one who has lost his father.
Where else “yatom” appears- and for the widowאַלְמָנָהalmana
widow
Widow.
Where else “almana” appears
The context
19When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to take it; it shall be for the resident alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, so that YHWH your Elohim may bless you in all the work of your hands.
20 · This verse (above)
21When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not glean after you; it shall be for the resident alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.