Mitzvah #240 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not reap the corner of a field left for the poor“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:9 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
ט וּבְקֻצְרְכֶם אֶת-קְצִיר אַרְצְכֶם, לֹא תְכַלֶּה פְּאַת שָׂדְךָ לִקְצֹר; וְלֶקֶט קְצִירְךָ, לֹא תְלַקֵּט.
Greek Text (Septuagint)
9 Καὶ ἐκθεριζόντων ὑμῶν τὸν θερισμὸν τῆς γῆς ὑμῶν οὐ συντελέσετε τὸν θερισμὸν ὑμῶν τοῦ ἀγροῦ ἐκθερίσαι καὶ τὰ ἀποπίπτοντα τοῦ θερισμοῦ σου οὐ συλλέξεις
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #217
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: Gifts to the Poor
Systematic Category (P119f) Providing for the Poor