Ruth 2:22

And Naomi said unto Ruth her kallah, It is tov, my daughter, that thou go out with his ne'arot, because in someone elseʼs sadeh you might be harmed.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

In Context

21And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep close by my ne'arim, until they have ended kol HaKatzir that is mine.

23So she kept close by the ne'arot of Boaz to glean unto the end of katzir haseorim and of katzir chittim; and dwelt with her chamot.

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Cross References

Ruth 2:21And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep close by my ne'arim, until they have ended kol HaKatzir that is mine.

Song of Solomon 1:8If thou know not, O thou fairest among nashim, 1 go thy way forth by the footprints of the tzon, 1 and feed thy young goats 1 beside the mishkenot haro'im (the tents of the shepherds). 1

Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:18-23

Ruth's Report to Naomi. ( b. c. 1312.) 17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. 18 And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed. 19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother in law with… Read the whole commentary →

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