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Deuteronomy 24:20 Cross-References
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“When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. go: Heb. bough it after thee”
Deuteronomy 24:20 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:20
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again—the Hebrew lo tefa'er acharekha (לֹא תְפַאֵר אַחֲרֶיךָ) means 'you shall not search/go through after yourself.' After the initial harvest by beating the branches with poles, remnant olives were to remain. It shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow—the three classes most economically vulnerable in ancient society, lacking land inheritance or male providers.This continues the gleaning laws (also Leviticus 19:9-10, 23:22) that institutionalized compassion into Israel's agricultural economy. Unlike...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 24:20
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