“And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the Lord your God.”
Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the Lord your God. The gleaning regulation for the vineyard mirrors the field regulation: no second harvesting of the vineyard, no gathering of the fallen grapes. The I am the Lord your God formula grounds the gleaning provision in the covenant identity: the community that serves the Lord who cares for the poor must also care for the poor. The provision for the poor and the foreigner is not optional generosity but covenant obligation grounded in the God who commands it.
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