Deuteronomy 23:25

KJV1611 – Modern English

When you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not wield a sickle on your neighbor's standing grain.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י תָבֹא֙ בְּכֶ֣רֶם רֵעֶ֔ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֧ עֲנָבִ֛ים כְּנַפְשְׁךָ֖ שָׂבְעֶ֑ךָ וְאֶֽל־כֶּלְיְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תִתֵּֽן׃ ס

Transliteration

When tābōʾ in-kerem rēʿekā and-ʾākaltā ʿănābîm according-to-napšəkā śābəʿekā and-to-kelyəkā not tittēn

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - when/if
• *tābōʾ*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you enter
• *bə*: preposition - in/into
• *kerem*: masculine singular construct - vineyard of
• *rēʿekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your neighbor
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *ʾākaltā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw consecutive - you may eat
• *ʿănābîm*: masculine plural noun - grapes
• *kə*: preposition - according to
• *napšəkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your desire/appetite
• *śābəʿekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your fill/satisfaction
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/into
• *kelyəkā*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your vessel/container
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *tittēn*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall put

Word Meanings

• *tābōʾ*: enter/come into/go into
• *kerem*: vineyard/orchard
• *rēʿekā*: your neighbor/friend/companion
• *ʿănābîm*: grapes/grape clusters
• *napšəkā*: your soul/desire/appetite/will
• *śābəʿekā*: your fill/satisfaction/to the full
• *kelyəkā*: your vessel/container/bag

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat as many grapes as you desire to satisfy yourself, but you must not put any in your basket.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When thou comest into thy neighbor's standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor's standing grain.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When thou goest in to thy neyghbours corne, thou mayst plucke the eares with thine had but thou mayst not moue a sycle vnto thy neghbours corne.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan thou goest in thy neghbours cornefelde, thou mayest plucke the eares with thine hande, but with a syccle mayest thou not reape therin.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  When thou commest into thy neighbours corne thou mayest plucke the eares with thine hand, but thou shalt not moue a sickle to thy neighbours corne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Euen so, when thou commest into thy neighbours corne, thou mayest plucke the eares with thyne hande: but thou shalt not moue a sickle vnto thy neyghbours corne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  When thou comest in among the standing-corn of thy neighbour, then thou hast plucked the ears with thy hand, but a sickle thou dost not wave over the standing-corn of thy neighbour.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When thou comest into thy neighbor's standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor's standing grain.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When thou comest into thy neighbor's standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor's standing grain.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  When you go into your neighbour's field, you may take the heads of grain with your hand; but you may not put your blade to his grain.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When you come into your neighbor's standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not move a sickle to your neighbor's standing grain.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When you go into the ripe grain fields of your neighbor you may pluck off the kernels with your hand, but you must not use a sickle on your neighbor’s ripe grain.

Referenced Verses

• Mark 2:23 : 23 And it happened that he went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples began to pluck the heads of grain as they went.
• Luke 6:1-2 : 1 And it happened on the second Sabbath after the first, that he went through the grain fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of grain, and ate, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, Why do you do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath days?
• Matt 12:1-2 : 1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck the heads of grain and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said to him, Look, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath day.