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Deuteronomy 24:19
When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the foreigner, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
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Interpretation

Scripture forms a sheaf field that is practiced in conflict and celebration in Deuteronomy 24:19—consider "field" and "when". Keep sheaf field in conversations that test patience—keep zeal yoked to love.

Context

This passage belongs to Deuteronomy, a law/history witness, developing sheaf field. Read in Deuteronomy 24, its force becomes clearer. Listen for “field” alongside “when”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Deuteronomy was received under the name of Moses. Modern scholarship on Deuteronomy sees Deuteronomistic school; reform era with later updates.. Date: 7th–6th century BC.. Covenant History is especially relevant in this line. Deuteronomistic shaping frames the theology of covenant and memory.

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Traditional:Moses
Modern scholarship:Deuteronomistic school; reform era with later updates.
Date:7th–6th century BC.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Hebrew text is preserved in the Masoretic tradition with remarkable accuracy. The the Dead Sea Scrolls (found 1947-1956) confirm the Hebrew text's reliability, showing minimal variation over 1000+ years of transmission.