Deuteronomy 24:19

If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 24:19
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֣י תִקְצֹר֩ קְצִֽירְךָ֨ בְשָׂדֶ֜ךָ וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ עֹ֣מֶר בַּשָּׂדֶ֗ה לֹ֤א תָשׁוּב֙ לְקַחְתּ֔וֹ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֑ה לְמַ֤עַן יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“if”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תִקְצֹר֩tik.Tzor“you will harvest”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָצַר · “to reap” · Strong's H7114B
  3. קְצִֽירְךָ֨ke.tzi.re.Cha“harvest your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָצִיר · “harvest” · Strong's H7105A
  4. בְשָׂדֶ֜ךָve.sa.De.kha“in field your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  5. וְשָֽׁכַחְתָּ֧ve.sha.khach.Ta“and you will forget”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁכַח · “to forget” · Strong's H7911
  6. עֹ֣מֶר'O.mer“a sheaf”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֹ֫מֶר · “sheaf” · Strong's H6016A
  7. בַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.Deh“in the field”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  8. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. תָשׁוּב֙ta.Shuv“you will return”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  10. לְקַחְתּ֔וֹle.kach.To“to fetch it”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  11. לַגֵּ֛רla.Ger“to the sojourner”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֵּר · “sojourner” · Strong's H1616
  12. לַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.Tom“to the fatherless one”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָתוֹם · “orphan” · Strong's H3490
  13. וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.Nah“and to the widow”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַלְמָנָה · “widow” · Strong's H0490
  14. יִהְיֶ֑הyih.Yeh“it will belong”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  15. לְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'an“so that”
    Particle · from מַ֫עַן · “because” · Strong's H4616
  16. יְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.Kha“he may bless you”
    Verb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּרַךְ · “to bless” · Strong's H1288
  17. יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  18. אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  19. בְּכֹ֖לbe.Khol“in all”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  20. מַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.Seh“[the] work of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
  21. יָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.kha“hands your”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)