The Meaning of Deuteronomy 24:21 Explained

Deuteronomy 24:21

KJV: When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

YLT: 'When thou cuttest thy vineyard, thou dost not glean behind thee; to the sojourner, to the fatherless, and to the widow, it is;

Darby: When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterwards; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

ASV: When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it after thee: it shall be for the sojourner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

When thou gatherest  the grapes of thy vineyard,  thou shalt not glean  [it] afterward:  it shall be for the stranger,  for the fatherless,  and for the widow. 

What does Deuteronomy 24:21 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 24

1  Of divorce
5  A new married man goes not to war
6  Of pledges
7  Of kidnapping
8  Of leprosy
10  Of pledges
14  The hire is to be given
16  Of justice
19  Of charity

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 24:21 mean?

When you gather the grapes of your vineyard not you shall glean [it] afterward for the stranger the fatherless and the widow it shall be
כִּ֤י תִבְצֹר֙ כַּרְמְךָ֔ לֹ֥א תְעוֹלֵ֖ל אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ לַגֵּ֛ר לַיָּת֥וֹם וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה יִהְיֶֽה

תִבְצֹר֙  you  gather  the  grapes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּצַר 
Sense: to gather, restrain, fence, fortify, make inaccessible, enclose.
כַּרְמְךָ֔  of  your  vineyard 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
תְעוֹלֵ֖ל  you  shall  glean  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָלַל 
Sense: to act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of someone.
אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ  afterward 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אַחַר 
Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
לַגֵּ֛ר  for  the  stranger 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּר  
Sense: sojourner.
לַיָּת֥וֹם  the  fatherless 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָתֹום  
Sense: an orphan, fatherless.
וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה  and  the  widow 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַלְמָנָה  
Sense: widow.
יִהְיֶֽה  it  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.

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