And shalt not gather the grapes thereof; margin, "Hebrew, profane." This is the literal rendering of the verb; the meaning is that given in the text. A vineyard was, for the first three years after it was planted, held sacred (Le 19:23); after that, its consecration ceased, and the fruit might be gathered for common use (cf.
Deuteronomy 20:6), and it was said to be profaned.