Deuteronomio 24:21

21 Quando vendemmierai la tua vigna, non starai a coglierne i raspolli; saranno per lo straniero, per l’orfano e per la vedova.

Deuteronomio 24:21 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 24:21

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard
Which was done much about the same time that the olives were gathered, and both after wheat harvest, about the latter end of June, or beginning of July; for they were more forward in those hot countries:

thou shall not glean [it] afterwards;
go over the vines a second time, to pick off every berry or bunch that escaped them at first gathering:

it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow;
as the forgotten sheaf, and the olive berries left; these are all supposed to be poor persons, otherwise no doubt there were strangers, and fatherless persons, and widows, in good circumstances; who, as they needed not, so neither would give themselves the trouble, but think it beneath them to go into fields, oliveyards, and vineyards, to gather what was left by the owners. These laws were made in favour of the poor, that mercy and kindness might be showed to them, and that they might have a taste of all the fruits of the earth.

Deuteronomio 24:21 In-Context

19 Allorché, facendo la mietitura nel tuo campo, vi avrai dimenticato qualche manipolo, non tornerai indietro a prenderlo; sarà per lo straniero, per l’orfano e per la vedova, affinché l’Eterno, il tuo Dio, ti benedica in tutta l’opera delle tue mani.

20 Quando scoterai i tuoi ulivi, non starai a cercar le ulive rimaste sui rami; saranno per lo straniero, per l’orfano e per la vedova.

21 Quando vendemmierai la tua vigna, non starai a coglierne i raspolli; saranno per lo straniero, per l’orfano e per la vedova.

22 E ti ricorderai che sei stato schiavo nel paese d’Egitto; perciò ti comando che tu faccia così.