Deuteronomy 23:25
When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.
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ASV
When thou comest into thy neighbor’s standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor’s standing grain.
KJV
When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֤י | ki | if | H3588 → |
| תָבֹא֙ | ta.Vo' | you will go | H935 → |
| בְּקָמַ֣ת | be.ka.Mat | in [the] standing grain of | H7054 → |
| רֵעֶ֔ךָ | re.'E.kha | neighbor your | H7453 → |
| וְקָטַפְתָּ֥ | ve.ka.taf.Ta | and you will pluck off | H6998 → |
| מְלִילֹ֖ת | me.li.Lot | ears of corn | H4425 → |
| בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ | be.ya.De.kha | with hand your | H3027 → |
| וְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙ | ve.cher.Mesh | and a sickle | H2770 → |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| תָנִ֔יף | ta.Nif | you will wield | H5130 → |
| עַ֖ל | 'al | on | H5921 → |
| קָמַ֥ת | ka.Mat | [the] standing grain of | H7054 → |
| רֵעֶֽךָ׃ ס | re.'E.kha | neighbor your | H7453 → |
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