Graphic Bible · Scene 19 of 22

A tied sheaf remains in the foreground of a reaped field while adults gather scattered grain farther away.
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Deuteronomy 24:19

Leave the Forgotten Sheaf

Return the Cloak and Leave the Harvest · Deuteronomy 24

Story guide: The sheaf left in the reaped field illustrates provision for the sojourner, the fatherless and the widow.

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19When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to take it. It shall be for the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.

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