▁probably ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁era , ▁dedu ced ▁from ▁ ▁that ▁a ▁poor ▁person ▁could ▁eat ▁ears ▁of ▁corn ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁another ▁person , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁take ▁any ▁home . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁th res hing - floor , ▁however , ▁the ▁poor ▁person ▁could ▁both ▁eat ▁and ▁gather ▁prov isions ▁for ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁classical ▁rabb in ic ▁interpretation ▁The ▁par ash ah ▁is ▁discussed ▁in ▁these ▁rabb in ic ▁sources ▁from ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁M ish nah ▁and ▁the ▁Tal m ud : ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁chapter ▁ 2 1 ▁ ▁De uter onomy ▁ 2 1 : 1 0 – 1 4 ▁— ▁the ▁beautiful ▁capt ive ▁The ▁Gem ara ▁taught ▁that ▁ ▁provided ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁taking ▁a ▁beautiful ▁capt ive ▁only ▁as ▁an ▁allow ance ▁for ▁human ▁pass ions . ▁The ▁R abb is ▁taught ▁in ▁a ▁Bar ait a ▁that ▁taking ▁a ▁beautiful ▁capt ive ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁strict ures ▁of ▁ ▁was ▁better ▁than ▁taking ▁beautiful ▁capt ives ▁without ▁restriction , ▁just ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁better ▁for ▁Jews ▁to ▁eat ▁the ▁meat ▁of ▁a ▁rit ually ▁sla ugh tered ▁ill ▁animal ▁than ▁to ▁eat ▁the ▁meat ▁of ▁an ▁ill ▁animal ▁that ▁had ▁died ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁The ▁R abb is ▁interpreted ▁the ▁words ▁" and ▁you ▁see ▁among ▁the ▁capt ives " ▁in ▁ ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁prov isions ▁applied ▁only ▁if ▁the ▁soldier ▁set ▁his ▁eye ▁upon ▁the ▁woman ▁when