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Negative commandment 267 of 365

That a hired labourer shall not eat produce attached to the soil, at which he is working, at a time when it is not being harvested

Maimonides

That a hired labourer shall not eat produce attached to the soil, at which he is working, at a time when it is not being harvested, as it is said, “…. but thou shalt not move a sickle (unto thy neighbour’s standing corn)” (Deut. 23:26).

Deuteronomy 23:25 · Hebrew 23:26

KJV
When thou comest into the standing corn of thy neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.
ASV
When thou comest into thy neighbor’s standing grain, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbor’s standing grain.
WEB
When you come into your neighbor’s standing grain, then you may pluck the ears with your hand; but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbor’s standing grain.
JPS
When thou comest into thy neighbour’s standing corn, then thou mayest pluck ears with thy hand; but thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour’s standing corn.