Ruth 2:7

and she said—Let me glean, I pray thee, and gather among the sheaves, after the reapers; so she came in, and hath continued from that time, all the morning until just now, and hath not rested in the house, for a little.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

6And the young man that was set over the reapers answered and said,—The Moabitish maiden, is she who came back with Naomi, out of the country of Moab;

8And Boaz said unto Ruth—Hearest thou not, my daughter? Do not go to glean in any other field, neither indeed shalt thou pass on, from hence,—but, here, shalt thou keep fast by my maidens:

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Cross References

Proverbs 13:4The sluggard, desireth, but his soul hath, nothing. But, the soul of the diligent, shall be enriched.

Proverbs 18:23Supplications, doth the poor man utter, but, the rich, answereth fiercely.

Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do,—for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going.

Romans 12:11In business, not slothful, in spirit, fervent, to the Lord, doing service,

Ephesians 5:21Submitting yourselves one to another in reverence of 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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