Deuteronomy 24:20

When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

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Other Translations for Deuteronomy 24:20

BSB
When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
AKJV
When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
CPDV
If you have gathered the fruit of your olive trees, you shall not return in order to gather whatever may remain on the trees. Instead, you shall leave it behind for the new arrival, the orphan, and the widow.
ERV
When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
NHEB
When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
SMT
When thou shalt beat thine olive thou shalt not go over the boughs after thee: to the stranger, to the orphan, and to the widow it shall be.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Deuteronomy 24:20

Commentary for Deuteronomy 24:20

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Overview of Deuteronomy 24:20
Summary
Leave unharvested olives for vulnerable classes
Place
Israel
Event
Olive harvest sharing
Estimated Time Period
c. 1400 BC
Category
Law