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Ruth 2:2-3

Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

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Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

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Parallel Translations

  • WEB World English Bible

    Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

    She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

  • KJV King James Version

    And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

    And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

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  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi: 'Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find favour.' And she said unto her: 'Go, my daughter.'

    And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

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Cross-references (11)

  • Leviticus 23:22 (v2) “ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you must not wholly reap into the corners of your field, and you must not gather the gleanings…
  • Leviticus 19:9 (v2) “ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of…
  • Deuteronomy 24:19-21 (v2) When you reap your harvest in your field, and have forgotten a sheaf in the field, you shall not go again to get it. It shall be for the…
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:12 (v3) Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.
  • Matthew 10:29 (v3) “Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls on the ground apart from your Father’s will,
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  • Luke 10:31 (v3) By chance a certain priest was going down that way. When he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 (v3) and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we…
  • Leviticus 19:16 (v2) “ ‘You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people. “ ‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.
  • Ruth 2:7 (v2) She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until…
  • 2 Kings 8:5 (v3) As he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, begged the…
  • Esther 6:1-2 (v3) On that night, the king couldn’t sleep. He commanded the book of records of the chronicles to be brought, and they were read to the king.…

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Explain this passage (17 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v2 This her humility declareth her great affection toward her…

This her humility declareth her great affection toward her mother-in-law, forasmuch as she spareth no painful diligence to get both their livings.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv2–3 Rth 2:2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi,…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv2–3 Gleaning was permitted to the poor and the stranger,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv2–3 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi,.... After they…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv2–3 Glean - Which was permitted to the poor, and…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv2–3 Verse 2. Glean ears of corn] The word glean…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv2–3 Rth 2:2. Let me go to the field and…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v2 To me. It was the privilege of the poor…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain On v2 The Reward of Faithfulness begins.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v3 her hap was to light on a part of…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv2–3 2. Let me now go to the field —…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv2–3 2. Permission to glean in the harvest field was…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv2–3 (2) Let me now go.—The character of Ruth comes…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv2–3 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv2–3 Let me now go to the field, and glean.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v3 She happened to come
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv2–3 2:2 to pick up the stalks of grain left…
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