Ruth 2:16

And let fall also some + 2:16 out from the omarim of the handfuls on purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his ne'arim, saying, Let her glean even among the omarim, and reproach her not;

17So she gleaned in the sadeh until the erev, and she threshed what she had gleaned; and it was about an ephah of seorim.

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Cross References

Psalms 112:9He hath contributed freely, he hath given to the evyonim (needy); 1 his tzedakah endureth forever; 1 his keren shall be lifted up in kavod. 1

Matthew 25:40And in reply, HaMelech + 25:40 HaMoshiach will say to them, Omein, I say to you, in as much as you did it to one of the least of these achim of mine, you did it to me.

2 Corinthians 8:5And this not merely according to tikvateinu. They gave themselves first to Adoneinu and to us + 8:5 Moshiachʼs Shlichim birtzon Hashem (in the will of G-d),

Hebrews 6:10For Hashem is not unjust so as to forget your po'al (work) and the ahavah which you have shown toward ha-Shem of him, having rendered avodas kodesh ministry service to the Kedoshim, ken, and you are still serving them.

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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