Ruth 2:16

And let some heads of grain be pulled out of what has been corded up, and dropped for her to take, and let no sharp word be said to her.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

In Context

15And when she got ready to take up the grain, Boaz gave his young men orders, saying, Let her take it even from among the cut grain, and say nothing to her.

17So she went on getting together the heads of grain till evening; and after crushing out the seed it came to about an ephah of grain.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:9He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

Matthew 25:40And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

2 Corinthians 8:5And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

Hebrews 6:10For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:5-17

The Kindness of Boaz to Ruth. ( b. c. 1312.) 4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and… Read the whole commentary →

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