Leviticus 19:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. ”

• Leviticus 19:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See Deuteronomy 24:19-21 . “Grape” signifies fallen fruit of any kind; and “vineyard” a fruit garden of any kind. Compare Deuteronomy 23:24 . The poor - is the poor Israelite - “the stranger”...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Humanity and Uprightness. Gleaning is to be encouraged, both in field and vineyard. It may well be that the corners of the field were originally left so as to avoid driving out the vegetation spiri...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  GLEANINGS . (Compare Ruth 2:14-16 .)

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. When ye reap the harvest - Liberty for the poor...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  When ye reap the harvest of your land— Those who consider this humane law, and several others of the same sort in the Mosaic dispensation, will evidently discern that the great Author of them endea...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. When ye reap the harvest of your land....

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Various Laws, mainly of a Moral and Humane Character This chapter was very naturally regarded by Jewish authorities as an embodiment of the Decalogue. It will be observed that in general the prece...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And when ye reap. — Benevolent consideration for the poor is another means whereby the Israelite is to attain to that holiness which will enable him to reflect the holiness of God. As the Lord is m...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE LAW OF HOLINESS (CONCLUDED) Leviticus 19:1-37 WE have in this chapter a series of precepts and prohibitions which from internal evidence appear to have been selected by an inspired redactor...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The more positive habits of separation are insisted on by the repetition of laws already given, with one reiterated emphasis, namely, the fact that the God of this people is Jehovah. There was, first...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  These are gracious precepts, teaching and implying the LORD'S love to acts of mercy. Reader! is there not also somewhat spiritual in them? While we have JESUS for our substance, the poorest of his pe...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And when ye reap the harvest of your land ,.... Of the land of Canaan, when come into it, which having sown, and it was harvest, either barley harvest or wheat harvest, or both, and especially the l...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. Ver. 9. And when ye reap. ] See what provisi...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Thou shalt not gather the gleanings of thy harvest They were not to be exact in carrying all off, but were to leave some part to be gleaned and reaped by their poor neighbours, whether Israelites o...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  MANY LAWS GROUPED TOGETHER (vv. 1-37) We have seen at the beginning and end of chapter 18 God's announcement, “I am the Lord your God.” In chapter 19 the expression “I am the Lord” occurs 15 times...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Ceremonial and Moral Laws. B. C. 1490.       1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses, saying,   2 Sp...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Various Holiness Requirements ( Leviticus 19:3-37 ). Rightness Of Attitude Towards God and Generosity Towards One's Neighbours ( Leviticus 19:3-10 ). Leviticus 19:3 “You (p) shall fear every...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  Practical Piety: Religion in all Relationships SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 19:2 .—Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say: Nowhere else in the whole of Leviticus doe...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  The leading precepts of the law are here repeated to give them new force, and with many additions and illustrations, that they might be better understood. Most of these having already been explained,...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field. A sermon to gleaners The subject of gleaning in the fields may appear to some to be a very lowly one, and an address delivered exclusively t...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION From the prohibition of moral uncleanness exhibiting itself in the form of incest and licentiousness, the legislator proceeds to a series of laws and commandments against other kinds...

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• Leviticus 19:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Deuteronomy 24:19-21 ; Leviticus 23:29 ; Ruth 2:15 ; Ruth 2:2

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