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If, however, it is eaten[a] on the third day, it is spoiled;[b] it will not be accepted, and the one who eats it will bear his punishment for iniquity[c] because he has profaned[d] what is holy to the Lord.[e] That person will be cut off from his people.[f]

Leaving the Gleanings

“‘When you gather in the harvest[g] of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field,[h] and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 19:7 tn Heb “And if being eaten [infinitive absolute] it is eaten [finite verb].” For the infinitive absolute used to highlight contrast rather than emphasis see GKC 343 §113.p.
  2. Leviticus 19:7 tn Or “desecrated,” or “defiled,” or “forbidden.” For this difficult term see J. Milgrom, Leviticus (AB), 1:422, on Lev 7:18.
  3. Leviticus 19:8 tn See the note on Lev 17:16 above.
  4. Leviticus 19:8 sn Regarding “profaned,” see the note on Lev 10:10 above.
  5. Leviticus 19:8 tn Heb “the holiness of the Lord.”
  6. Leviticus 19:8 sn On the “cut off” penalty see the note on Lev 7:20.
  7. Leviticus 19:9 tn Heb “And in your harvesting the harvest.”
  8. Leviticus 19:9 tn Heb “you shall not complete the corner of your field to harvest.”

If any of it is eaten on the third day, it is impure and will not be accepted.(A) Whoever eats it will be held responsible(B) because they have desecrated what is holy(C) to the Lord; they must be cut off from their people.(D)

“‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges(E) of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.(F)

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