1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Leviticus 19:9 | *When thou reapest the corn of thy land, thou shalt not cut down all that is on the face of the earth to the very ground: nor shalt thou gather the ears that remain. Leviticus 23:22. | Ground. Hebrew and Septuagint, "the extremity of thy field." The Rabbins say, a sixtieth part of all the products of the earth, was to be left for the poor. (Selden, Jur. 6:6.) Thus God teaches his people to exercise themselves in the acts of mercy. (Du Hamel) |