Leviticus 23:22

“And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not finish reaping the edge of your field, and the gleanings of your harvest you shall not gather; for the poor and for the resident alien you shall leave them. I am YHWH your Elohim.””

Leviticus 23:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

22

Leviticus 23:22, word by word

And when you reapקֻצְרְkutsr

reap

To cut the ripe grain; those who cut it.

Where else “kutsr” appears
the harvestקְצִירketsir

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

Where else “ketsir” appears
of your landאַרְצְarts

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “arts” appears
finish reapingתְכַלֶּהtechale

finish

To bring a work or a matter through to its end.

Where else “techale” appears
the edgeפְּאַתpeat

edge

The edge or corner of something: of a field, a piece of furniture or the head.

Where else “peat” appears
of your fieldשָׂדְsad

farmland

Land that is farmed.

Where else “sad” appears
and the gleaningsלֶקֶטleket

gleanings

Gleanings: the ears of grain that fall at harvest, which were left for the poor.

Where else “leket” appears
gatherתְלַקֵּטtelaket

glean

To gather up grain left by the reapers.

Where else “telaket” appears
for the poorעָנִיani

poor, afflicted

Poor, afflicted: one who suffers need and has no one to defend him; also humble.

Where else “ani” appears
and 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
you shall leaveתַּעֲזֹבtaazov

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

Where else “taazov” appears
am YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears

The context

21And on this very day you shall proclaim: there shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall do no laborious work at all; it is a statute forever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.

22 · This verse (above)

23And YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

Read all of Leviticus 23

How to use it