Ruth 2:16

and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls — and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'

Young's Literal Translation

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 she riseth to glean, and Boaz chargeth his young men, saying, 'Even between the sheaves she doth glean, and ye do not cause her to blush;

17And she gleaneth in the field till the evening, and beateth out that which she hath gleaned, and it is about an ephah of barley;

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Cross References

Psalms 112:9He hath scattered — hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.

Matthew 25:40'And the king answering, shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of these my brethren — the least — to me ye did [it].

2 Corinthians 8:5and not according as we expected, but themselves they did give first to the Lord, and to us, through the will of God,

Hebrews 6:10for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;

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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