Translations
Modern
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.
Traditional
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.
Literal
When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, you may pluck the heads with your hand, and a sickle you shall not use on the standing grain of your neighbor.
Latin
Si intraveris in segetem amici tui, franges spicas, et manu conteres: falce autem non metes.
Original
Hebrew
English
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.
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of
Topics
Agriculture or Farming: Enactments to Protect: Not to Cut Down Crops of Another Agriculture or Farming: Implements of The Sickle Agriculture: Laws Concerning Corn: Mosaic Laws Concerning Property: Personal: Laws Concerning Trespass of, and Violence To Reaping: The Jews not to Reap: The Fields of Others Sickle: An Agricultural Implement Used for Cutting Grain Theft and Thieves: General Scriptures Concerning