In other words, in addition to the yearly provision, there was a special provision every third year. However, the law also gave the following provision for the poor and the foreigner. Leviticus 19:9–10 states: When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God. This was what Ruth
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