Passage
You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.
Leviticus 19:10 (WEB)
Nearby Context
Leviticus 19:8 but everyone who eats it shall bear his iniquity, because he has profaned the holy thing of Yahweh, and that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 19:9 “‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Leviticus 19:10 You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.
Leviticus 19:11 “‘You shall not steal. “‘You shall not lie. “‘You shall not deceive one another.
Leviticus 19:12 “‘You shall not swear by my name falsely, and profane the name of your God. I am Yahweh.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "shall", "glean", "vineyard", "neither", "gather", "fallen", and "grapes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "glean", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 9's "When you reap the harvest of your..." into verse 11's "You shall not steal You shall not...", so "shall" and "glean" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "glean" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.