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23 The utterance of your lips you must perform diligently[a] just as you have vowed freely to Yahweh your God whatever it was that you promised[b] with your mouth.

24 “When[c] you come into the vineyard of your neighbor, then you may eat grapes as you please[d] and until you are full,[e] but you shall not put any into your container.

25 “When[f] you come into the standing grain of your neighbor, then you may pluck ears with your hand, but you may not swing[g] a sickle among the standing grain of your neighbor.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:23 Literally “you must observe and you shall do”
  2. Deuteronomy 23:23 Or “spoke”
  3. Deuteronomy 23:24 Or “If”
  4. Deuteronomy 23:24 Literally “according to your desire”
  5. Deuteronomy 23:24 Literally “to your satiation”
  6. Deuteronomy 23:25 Or “If”
  7. Deuteronomy 23:25 Literally “wave”

23 Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the Lord your God with your own mouth.

24 If you enter your neighbor’s vineyard, you may eat all the grapes you want, but do not put any in your basket. 25 If you enter your neighbor’s grainfield, you may pick kernels with your hands, but you must not put a sickle to their standing grain.(A)

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