The Meaning of Leviticus 19:9 Explained

Leviticus 19:9

KJV: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

YLT: 'And in your reaping the harvest of your land ye do not completely reap the corner of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather,

Darby: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou shalt not gather.

ASV: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when ye reap  the harvest  of your land,  thou shalt not wholly reap  the corners  of thy field,  neither shalt thou gather  the gleanings  of thy harvest. 

What does Leviticus 19:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:9 mean?

And when you reap - the harvest of your land not you shall wholly reap the corners of your field - and the gleanings of your harvest nor shall you gather
וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙ אֶת־ קְצִ֣יר אַרְצְכֶ֔ם לֹ֧א תְכַלֶּ֛ה פְּאַ֥ת שָׂדְךָ֖ לִקְצֹ֑ר וְלֶ֥קֶט קְצִֽירְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תְלַקֵּֽט

וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶם֙  And  when  you  reap 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine plural
Root: קָצוּר 
Sense: to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
קְצִ֣יר  the  harvest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קָצִיר 
Sense: harvest, harvesting.
אַרְצְכֶ֔ם  of  your  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
תְכַלֶּ֛ה  you  shall  wholly  reap 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
פְּאַ֥ת  the  corners 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
שָׂדְךָ֖  of  your  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
לִקְצֹ֑ר    - 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: שְׁבָא  
Sense: son of Joktan and a descendant of Seth.
וְלֶ֥קֶט  and  the  gleanings 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֶקֶט  
Sense: gleaning.
קְצִֽירְךָ֖  of  your  harvest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קָצִיר 
Sense: harvest, harvesting.
לֹ֥א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תְלַקֵּֽט  shall  you  gather 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: לָקַט  
Sense: to pick up, gather, glean, gather up.