John Gill Commentary Leviticus 23:22

"And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them for the poor, and for the sojourner: I am Jehovah your God." — Leviticus 23:22 (ASV)

And when you reap the harvest of your land
This law is repeated from (Leviticus 19:9Leviticus 19:10) ; and as Aben Ezra observes, the feast of weeks being the feast of the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, it is repeated, that they might not forget what God has commanded them to do at that time, namely, to leave somewhat for the poor; and the Jewish writers ^F1 observe, that this law, being put among the solemn feasts of the passover, pentecost, and tabernacles, and the beginning of the year, and the day of atonement, teaches, that he that observes it, and leaves the corner of the field and the gleanings to the poor, it is as if he built the sanctuary, and offered his sacrifices in the midst of it;

but a much better reason may be given for it, which was, to teach them that when they expressed their thankfulness to God, they should exercise charity and liberality to the poor;

you shall not make clean riddance of the corners of your field when
you reap, neither shall you gather any gleaning of your harvest :
(See Gill on Leviticus 19:9);

you shall leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I [am] the
Lord your God; (See Gill on Leviticus 19:10).

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FOOTNOTES:

• F1: In Torat Cohenim, apud Yalkut in loc. & Jarchi.