The Meaning of Leviticus 19:10 Explained

Leviticus 19:10

KJV: 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.

YLT: and thy vineyard thou dost not glean, even the omitted part of thy vineyard thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I am Jehovah your God.

Darby: And thy vineyard shalt thou not glean, neither shalt thou gather what hath been left of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am Jehovah your God.

ASV: And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Leviticus 19:10 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 19

1  A repetition of various laws

What do the individual words in Leviticus 19:10 mean?

And your vineyard not you shall glean and [every] grape of your vineyard nor shall you gather For the poor and the stranger you shall leave them I [am] Yahweh your God
וְכַרְמְךָ֙ לֹ֣א תְעוֹלֵ֔ל וּפֶ֥רֶט כַּרְמְךָ֖ לֹ֣א תְלַקֵּ֑ט לֶֽעָנִ֤י וְלַגֵּר֙ תַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֹתָ֔ם אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם

וְכַרְמְךָ֙  And  your  vineyard 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
תְעוֹלֵ֔ל  you  shall  glean 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָלַל 
Sense: to act severely, deal with severely, make a fool of someone.
וּפֶ֥רֶט  and  [every]  grape 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּרֶט  
Sense: the broken off, something scattered.
כַּרְמְךָ֖  of  your  vineyard 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: כֶּרֶם 
Sense: vineyard.
לֹ֣א  nor 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תְלַקֵּ֑ט  shall  you  gather 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: לָקַט  
Sense: to pick up, gather, glean, gather up.
לֶֽעָנִ֤י  For  the  poor 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָנִי  
Sense: poor, afflicted, humble, wretched.
וְלַגֵּר֙  and  the  stranger 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: גֵּר  
Sense: sojourner.
תַּעֲזֹ֣ב  you  shall  leave 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
יְהוָ֥ה  [am]  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם  your  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).