The Meaning of Leviticus 23:22 Explained

Leviticus 23:22

KJV: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.

YLT: And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou dost not complete the corner of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I Jehovah am your God.'

Darby: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not in thy harvest entirely reap the corners of thy field, and the gleaning of thy harvest shalt thou not gather: thou shalt leave them unto the poor and to the stranger: I am Jehovah your God.

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: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when ye reap  the harvest  of your land,  thou shalt not make clean riddance  of the corners  of thy field  when thou reapest,  neither shalt thou gather  any gleaning  of thy harvest:  thou shalt leave  them unto the poor,  and to the stranger:  I [am] the LORD  your God. 

What does Leviticus 23:22 Mean?

Context Summary

Leviticus 23:15-32 - Wave-Loaves, Trumpets And Atonement
The Hebrew feasts divide themselves into two groups, connected with the Passover and the Day of Atonement, respectively, and occurring in the first and seventh months of the year. First came the Passover, on the fourteenth day of the first month, followed closely by the Week of Unleavened Bread, and at a distance of seven weeks further on by the Feast of Pentecost (Pentecost is the Greek word for fifty; see Leviticus 23:16).
These three form the first group. Six months afterward, on the tenth day of the seventh month, came the most solemn day in the whole year-the Day of Atonement. It was preceded by the Feast of Trumpets, and followed closely by the Feast of Tabernacles. This was the second group. But each group set forth a distinct aspect of redemption. In the Passover, we are reminded that we were redeemed from sin: in the Atonement, that we are redeemed to God. Do not forget to find Christ's resurrection in Leviticus 23:11, and the first-fruits of the Spirit in Leviticus 23:17. [source]

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 23

1  The feasts of the Lord
3  the Sabbath
4  The Passover
9  The sheaf of firstfruits
15  The feast of Pentecost
22  Gleanings to be left for the poor
23  The feast of trumpets
26  The day of atonement
33  The feast of tabernacles

What do the individual words in Leviticus 23:22 mean?

And when you reap - the harvest of your land not you shall wholly reap the corners of your field when you reap and any gleaning from your harvest nor shall you gather for the poor for the stranger You shall leave them I [am] Yahweh your God -
וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞ם אֶת־ קְצִ֣יר אַרְצְכֶ֗ם לֹֽא־ תְכַלֶּ֞ה פְּאַ֤ת שָֽׂדְךָ֙ בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָ וְלֶ֥קֶט קְצִירְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶֽעָנִ֤י וְלַגֵּר֙ תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם ס

וּֽבְקֻצְרְכֶ֞ם  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.
אַרְצְכֶ֗ם  of  your  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
תְכַלֶּ֞ה  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.
פְּאַ֤ת  the  corners 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פֵּאָה 
Sense: corner, edge, side, quarter, extremity.
שָֽׂדְךָ֙  of  your  field 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
בְּקֻצְרֶ֔ךָ  when  you  reap 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קָצוּר 
Sense: to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved.
וְלֶ֥קֶט  and  any  gleaning  from 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: לֶקֶט  
Sense: gleaning.
קְצִירְךָ֖  your  harvest 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קָצִיר 
Sense: harvest, harvesting.
לֹ֣א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תְלַקֵּ֑ט  shall  you  gather 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: לָקַט  
Sense: to pick up, gather, glean, gather up.
לֶֽעָנִ֤י  for  the  poor 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָנִי  
Sense: poor, afflicted, humble, wretched.
וְלַגֵּר֙  for  the  stranger 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּר  
Sense: sojourner.
תַּעֲזֹ֣ב  You  shall  leave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
יְהוָ֥ה  [am]  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation