Ruth 2:16

Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and do not rebuke her."

New Heart English 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

15When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.

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

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Cross References

Psalms 112:9He has dispersed, he has given to the poor.TZADEHis righteousness endures forever.QOPHHis horn will be exalted with honor.RESH

Matthew 25:40"The King will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'

2 Corinthians 8:5This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

Hebrews 6:10For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve 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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