DEUTERONOMY 24:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.”
When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all your undertakings — the 'forgotten sheaf' (omer nishkach) left in the field is gleaning law. Blessing flows from generosity to the vulnerable; the law presupposes occasional forgetfulness and converts it into providence.
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