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Deuteronomy 23:25

Deuteronomy 23:25 is verse 25 of Deuteronomy chapter 23, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.

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King James 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.

World English Bible

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

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Deuteronomy 23:23–25 · Berean Standard Bible

23 Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.

24 When you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat your fill of grapes, but you must not put any in your basket.

25 When you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pluck the heads of grain with your hand, but you must not put a sickle to your neighbor’s grain.

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Hebrew words

כִּ֤יif תָבֹא֙you will go בְּקָמַ֣תin [the] standing grain of רֵעֶ֔ךָneighbor your וְקָטַפְתָּ֥and you will pluck off מְלִילֹ֖תears of corn בְּיָדֶ֑ךָwith hand your וְחֶרְמֵשׁ֙and a sickle לֹ֣אnot תָנִ֔יףyou will wield עַ֖לon קָמַ֥ת[the] standing grain of רֵעֶֽךָneighbor your

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Matthew 12:1
At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

Matthew 12:2
When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

Mark 2:23
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.

Luke 6:1
One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.

Luke 6:2
But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”

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