Deuteronomy 24:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whenכִּ֤י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you beatתַחְבֹּט֙
(tach·bot)
2251: to beat off, beat outa prim. root
your olive tree,זֵֽיתְךָ֔
(zei·te·cha,)
2132: olive tree, oliveof uncertain derivation
you shall not go over the boughs 
 
6287a: to go over the boughsdenominative verb from porah
again;אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ
(a·cha·rei·cha;)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
it shall be for the alien,לַגֵּ֛ר
(lag·ger)
1616: a sojournerfrom gur
for the orphan,לַיָּתֹ֥ום
(lai·ya·to·vm)
3490: an orphanfrom an unused word
and for the widow.וְלָאַלְמָנָ֖ה
(ve·la·'al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman


















KJV Lexicon
When thou beatest
chabat  (khaw-bat')
to knock out or off -- beat (off, out), thresh.
thine olive tree
zayith  (zay'-yith)
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry -- olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
thou shalt not go over the boughs
pa'ar  (paw-ar')
to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself
again
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
it shall be for the stranger
ger  (gare)
a guest; by implication, a foreigner -- alien, sojourner, stranger.
for the fatherless
yathowm  (yaw-thome')
a bereaved person -- fatherless (child), orphan.
and for the widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When you beat your olive tree, you shall not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the alien, for the orphan, and for the widow.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When you knock down the fruit from your olive tree, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.

International Standard Version
When you harvest the olives from your trees, don't go back to the branches a second time. What remains is for the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow.

NET Bible
When you beat your olive tree you must not repeat the procedure; the remaining olives belong to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When you harvest olives from your trees, never knock down all of them. Leave some for foreigners, orphans, and widows.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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