| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Deuteronomy 23:25:1 ⧉כִּי־תָבֹאkitavoWhen you come Deuteronomy 23:25:2 ⧉בְּקָמַת רֵעֶךָbekamat reekhainto your neighbor's standing-grain Deuteronomy 23:25:3 ⧉וְקָטַפְתָּvekataftathen you may pluck Deuteronomy 23:25:4 ⧉מְלִילֹתmelilotears Deuteronomy 23:25:5 ⧉בְּיָדֶךָbeyadekhawith your hand Deuteronomy 23:25:6 ⧉וְחֶרְמֵשׁvekhermeshbut a sickle Deuteronomy 23:25:7 ⧉לֹא תָנִיףlo tanifyou shall not swing Deuteronomy 23:25:8 ⧉עַל קָמַת רֵעֶךָ׃al kamat reekhaupon your neighbor's standing-grain |
| 25. Formal Translation When you enter your neighbor’s standing grain, you may pick heads with your hand, but you shall not put a sickle to your neighbor’s standing crop. |
| 25. Dynamic Translation If you walk into your neighbor’s grainfield, you can pick heads by hand, but you must not use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain. |