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Leave what remains for the alien, the fatherless and the widow.

When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave it for the alien, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. So that the Levites (who have no allotment or inheritance of their own) and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.Īnd rejoice before the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name-you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, the Levites in your towns, and the aliens, the fatherless and the widows living among you.īe joyful at your Feast-you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levites, the aliens, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns.ĭo not deprive the alien or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge. He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing. My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword your wives will become widows and your children fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. Here's a list of verses that mention the fatherless and orphan.ĭo not take advantage of a widow or an orphan. Scripture has much to say about about orphans.