Deuteronomy 23:24ExegesisTAB

Deuteronomy 23 : 24 · WLC 23:25 Sharing | Restraint | Desire
24. Linguistic Exegesis
The conditional conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} introduces a permissive scenario. The imperfect verb tavo {תָבֹא | ṭā-ḇōʾ} frames the subject’s action. The construct sequence bekerem reekha {בְּכֶרֶם רֵעֶךָ | bə-ḵe-rem rê-ʿê-kā} locates the action in the neighbor’s vineyard. The vav-consecutive veakhalta {וְאָכַלְתָּ | wə-ʼā-khal-tā} grants permission to eat anavim {עֲנָבִים | ʿa-nâ-vîm}, bounded by the idiom kenafshekha savekha {כְּנַפְשְׁךָ שָׂבְעֶךָ | kə-nap̄-ʃê-kā să-ḇə-ʿê-kā} expressing eating to capacity. The prohibition veelkelekha lo titen {וְאֶל־כֶּלְיֶךָ לֹא תִתֵּן | wə-ʼel-ḵel-ye-kā lōʾ ṭi-ṯên} uses the negative particle lo with the imperfect to enforce a ban. This permission-then-prohibition pattern exemplifies Hebrew case-law, balancing personal privilege with communal respect.

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