The Jerusalem Bridge
עֹלֵלוֹת
olelot
the small grape clusters left on the vine after the main harvest, for the poor · noun, feminine plural
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The grapes you are commanded not to pick. Gideon turns the word into flattery sharp enough to defuse a small civil war.

הֲלֹא־טוֹב עֹלְלוֹת אֶפְרַיִם מִבְצִיר אֲבִיעֶזֶר׃

Judges 8:2 — 'Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?'

Think of a time someone's 'leftovers'—a small contribution or late effort—turned out to be more valuable than someone else's main event.

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