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Ruth 2:7
7She asked me, “Please let me walk behind your workers. Then I can pick up the grains of barley that they leave on the ground.” She has worked very hard in the field since she arrived this morning. She only had a short rest in the hut.’
Ruth 2:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)She said, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers.' So she came, and she has continued from early morning until now, except for a short rest."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house.”
Context of Ruth 2:7
5Boaz asked the leader of his workers, ‘Who is that young woman? Which family does she belong to?’ 6The man said, ‘She is that young woman from Moab, who returned from Moab with Naomi. She asked me, “Please let me walk behind your workers. Then I can pick up the grains of barley that they leave on the ground.” She has worked very hard in the field since she arrived this morning. She only had a short rest in the hut.’ 8So Boaz said to Ruth, ‘Young woman, listen to me. Do not go and pick up grains of barley in any other field. Stay here in this field and work beside my servant girls. 9Watch carefully where the men are working. Then follow behind the other women. I have told the male workers not to touch you. Whenever you are thirsty, go and drink water from the jars. My servants fill those jars with water to drink.’
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וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲלַקֳטָה־נָּא֙ וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י בָֽעֳמָרִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקּוֹצְרִ֑ים וַתָּב֣וֹא וַֽתַּעֲמ֗וֹד מֵאָ֤ז הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה זֶ֛ה שִׁבְתָּ֥הּ הַבַּ֖יִת מְעָֽט׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I pray you, let me gleanלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
- and gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- the reapersקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
- among the sheavesעֹ֫מֶר‛ômer · sheafH6016
- so she cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and hath continuedעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
- evenמֵאָז'âz · the pastH227
- from the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
- until now, that she tarriedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
- in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
Cross-references for Ruth 2:7
- Proverbs 15:33If you respect and obey the Lord, that will teach you wisdom. If you want to receive honour, first learn to be humble.
- Proverbs 18:23A poor person has to ask for help. But a rich person can insult people.
- Matthew 5:3‘Happy are the people who know that they need God very much. The kingdom of heaven belongs to people like that.
- Ephesians 5:21Serve one another to show that you respect Christ as your master.
- 1 Peter 5:5I want to say the same thing to you who are young men. You must respect the authority of the leaders. All of you who are believers must respect one another. Do not think that you are more important than other people. The Bible says: ‘God is against proud people. But he is kind to humble people.’
- Proverbs 13:4A lazy person always wants to have more, but he will not get it. If a person works hard, he will have more than he needs.
- Proverbs 22:295. A worker with special skills may work for a king. He will no longer have to work for ordinary people.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Use all your strength to do the work that you are doing. One day you will die and you will go into your grave. Then you will not have any work, or ideas, or knowledge or wisdom. So do your work well while you are alive.
- Romans 12:11Do not be lazy, but always work hard. Serve the Lord well because you enjoy it.
- Galatians 6:9We must continue to do things that are good and we should not get tired. If we do not feel weak and stop doing good things, then we will receive a good harvest at the proper time.
Commentaries on Ruth 2:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7That she tarried a little in the house - It seems as if the reapers were now resting in their tent, and that Ruth had just gone in with them to take her rest also.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The house - The shed or booth where they took their meals, and were sheltered from the sun in the heat of the day (see Genesis 33:17).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-16Verses 4-16 The pious and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly persons in Israel. Such language as this is seldom heard in our field; too often, on the contrary, what is immoral and corrupt. A stranger would form a very different opinion of our land, from that which Ruth would form of Israel from the converse and conduct of Boaz and his reapers. But true religion will teach a man to behave aright in all states and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7in the shelter: Many farmers in Israel's hill country built shelters next to their fields for the harvest. Workers used these shelters for shade during lunch or other breaks in the long, hard workday. You can still see these shelters in parts of the hill country.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. she said ... Let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves--Various modes of reaping are practised in the East. Where the crop is thin and short, it is plucked up by the roots. Sometimes it is cut with the sickle. Whether reaped in the one way or the other, the grain is cast into sheaves loosely thrown together, to be subjected to the process of threshing, which takes place, for the most part, immediately after the reaping. Field labors…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ruth 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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