Leviticus 19:9"'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
The setting
Mount Sinai, ~1440 BC. God establishes economic justice laws for agricultural Israel in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt/modern-day Egypt.
The emotion here: wonder at God's detailed care for society's most vulnerable
The original word
pe'ah (פֵּאָה) — the corner portion, specifically left standing for the needy
Why it matters
Rabbis later defined corners as 1/60th of the field - about 1.7% of the harvest
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 19:9
This wasn't charity - it was required economic justice, built into Israel's tax system
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about being generous when you feel like it, but it was a legal requirement - like paying taxes.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Leviticus 19:9
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 19:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 19:9 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include social justice, care for poor. Notable phrases: not wholly reap the corners; neither shall you gather. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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