Ruth 2:16

And do ye by all means carry it for her, and ye shall surely let fall for her some of that which is heaped up; and let her eat, and glean, and rebuke her not.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 she rose up to glean; and Boaz charged his young men, saying, Let her even glean among the sheaves, and reproach her not.

17So she gleaned in the field till evening, and beat out that she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:9Who settles the barren woman in a house, 1 As a mother rejoicing over children.

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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