Mitzvah #246 Negative Prohibition (Mitzvah Lo Ta'asseh)
„Do not pick the unformed clusters of grapes but leave them for the poor“
Scripture Reference: LEV 19:10 (Torah Portion (Parashah): Kedoshim)
Scripture Texts
English Translation
'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
Hebrew Text (Torah)
וְכַרְמְךָ לֹא תְעוֹלֵל וּפֶרֶט כַּרְמְךָ לֹא תְלַקֵּט לֶעָנִי וְלַגֵּר תַּעֲזֹב אֹתָם אֲנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵיכֶם׃
Greek Text (Septuagint)
καὶ τὸν ἀμπελῶνά σου οὐκ ἐπανατρυγήσεις οὐδὲ τοὺς ῥῶγας τοῦ ἀμπελῶνός σου συλλέξεις τῷ πτωχῷ καὶ τῷ προσηλύτῳ καταλείψεις αὐτά ἐγώ εἰμι κύριος ὁ θεὸς ὑμῶν
Theological Classification
Torah Portion (Parashah) Kedoshim
Sefer HaChinuch Number #221
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Seeds (Buch 7)
Section: Gifts to the Poor
Systematic Category (P119f) Providing for the Poor