Deuteronomy 24:21

When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
Deuteronomy 24:21
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Original language and places

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)

כִּ֤י תִבְצֹר֙ כַּרְמְךָ֔ לֹ֥א תְעוֹלֵ֖ל אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶֽה׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. תִבְצֹר֙tiv.Tzor“you will gather grapes”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּצַר · “to gather|restrain|fortify” · Strong's H1219
  3. כַּרְמְךָ֔kar.me.Kha“vineyard your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כֶּרֶם · “vineyard” · Strong's H3754
  4. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  5. תְעוֹלֵ֖לte.'o.Lel“you will glean”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָלַל · “to glean” · Strong's H5953B
  6. אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.kha“behind you”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  7. לַגֵּ֛רla.Ger“to the sojourner”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֵּר · “sojourner” · Strong's H1616
  8. לַיָּת֥וֹםlai.ya.Tom“to the fatherless one”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָתוֹם · “orphan” · Strong's H3490
  9. וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖הve.la.'al.ma.Nah“and to the widow”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַלְמָנָה · “widow” · Strong's H0490
  10. יִהְיֶֽה׃yih.Yeh“it will belong”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)