Commentary for Chullin 262:5
שלא תטול תפארתו ממנו
With regard to all of these the owners have not the benefit of disposal' - because the term 'leaving' is used in connection with them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In some contexts the expression used is 'thou shalt leave them for the poor', e.g., Lev. XIX, 10, XXIII, 22; and in others the expression used is 'it shall be for the stranger', e.g., Deut. XXIV, 19, 20, 21. It is clear therefore that the poor man has a claim to them whilst they are in the field, hence there is no right for the owner of the field to collect them, bring them into his house and distribute them according to his discretion among the poor.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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