Ruth 2:7

She said to me, 'Please let me glean what remains in the field after the workers harvest the crop.' So she came here and has continued from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.” + 2:7 Some modern versions read, Please let me glean and gather among the bundle of grain after the reapers .

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In The King James Version

And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

In Context

6The servant supervising the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the land of Moab.

8Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Are you listening to me, my daughter? Do not go and glean in another field; do not leave my field. Instead, stay here and work with my young female workers.

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, 1 but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. 1

Proverbs 18:23A poor person pleads for mercy, 1 but a rich person answers harshly. 1

Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, work at it with your strength, because there is no work or explanation or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going. 1

Romans 12:11Concerning diligence, do not be hesitant. Concerning the spirit, be eager. Concerning the Lord, serve him.

Ephesians 5:21submitting yourselves to one another in reverence for Christ.

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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