Deuteronomy 24:19-21

19 "¹When you reap your harvest in your field and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be ²for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow, in order that the LORD your God ³may bless you in all the work of your hands.

20 "⁴When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be ⁵for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

21 "When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you shall not go over it again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

Deuteronomy 24:19-21 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 24

This chapter contains various laws concerning divorces, De 24:1-4; the discharge of a newly married man from war and business, De 24:5; about taking pledges, De 24:6,10-13; man stealing, De 24:7; the plague of leprosy, De 24:8,9; and giving servants their hire in due time, De 24:14,15; concerning doing justice in capital cases, and towards the stranger, fatherless, and widow, De 24:16-18; and of charity to the poor, in allowing them the forgotten sheaf, and the gleanings of their oliveyards and vineyards, De 24:19-22.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 19:9, 10; Leviticus 23:22
• 2. Deuteronomy 14:29
• 3. Proverbs 19:17
• 4. Leviticus 19:10
• 5. Deuteronomy 24:19

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "fatherless"
• [b]. Lit "after yourself"
• [c]. Or "fatherless"
• [d]. Lit "glean it after yourself"
• [e]. Or "fatherless"