Negative Commandment #521 of 613

The worker must not eat while on hired time

Commandment #521a prohibition from Deuteronomy 23:25, classified under Slaves and Servants in the 613 commandments of the Torah.

Scripture

"When you enter your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not wield a sickle in your neighbor's standing grain.

Deuteronomy 23:25

Hebrew

כִּי תָבֹא בְּקָמַת רֵעֶךָ וְקָטַפְתָּ מְלִילֹת בְּיָדֶךָ וְחֶרְמֵשׁ לֹא תָנִיף עַל קָמַת רֵעֶךָ׃ ס ‬

Greek (Septuagint)

(23:26) ἐὰν δὲ εἰσέλθῃς εἰς τὸν ἀμπελῶνα τοῦ πλησίον σου, φάγῃ σταφυλὴν ὅσον ψυχήν σου ἐμπλησθῆναι, εἰς δὲ ἄγγος οὐκ ἐμβαλεῖς.

Classification

Type
Negative (Thou Shalt Not)
Book
deuteronomy
Chapter
23

Scholarly References

Parashah
Ki Tetze
Mishneh Torah
JudgmentsHiring

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