New English Translation
Ruth 2:16
16Make sure you pull out ears of grain for her and drop them so she can gather them up. Don’t tell her not to!”
Ruth 2:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
- New International Version (NIV)Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”
Context of Ruth 2:16
14Later during the mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and have some food! Dip your bread in the vinegar!” So she sat down beside the harvesters. Then he handed her some roasted grain. She ate until she was full and saved the rest. 15When she got up to gather grain, Boaz told his male servants, “Let her gather grain even among the bundles! Don’t chase her off! Make sure you pull out ears of grain for her and drop them so she can gather them up. Don’t tell her not to!” 17So she gathered grain in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had gathered, it came to about thirty pounds of barley! 18She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much grain she had gathered. Then Ruth gave her the roasted grain she had saved from mealtime.
Read all of Ruth 2Ruth 2:16 word by word
וְגַ֛ם שֹׁל־תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּ לָ֖הּ מִן־הַצְּבָתִ֑ים וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם וְלִקְּטָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִגְעֲרוּ־בָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ruth 2:16
- Deuteronomy 24:19Whenever you reap your harvest in your field and leave some unraked grain there, you must not return to get it; it should go to the resident foreigner, orphan, and widow so that the Lord your God may bless all the work you do.
- Psalms 112:9He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.
- Proverbs 19:17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.
- Matthew 25:40And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
- Romans 12:13Contribute to the needs of the saints, pursue hospitality.
- 2 Corinthians 8:5And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
- Philemon 1:7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
- Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love you have demonstrated for his name, in having served and continuing to serve the saints.
- 1 John 3:17But whoever has the world’s possessions and sees his fellow Christian in need and shuts off his compassion against him, how can the love of God reside in such a person?
Commentaries on Ruth 2:16
- 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. 15-16Boaz's instructions to his workers after lunch made Ruth's gleaning much more productive. Boaz gave Ruth more than the gleaning law required.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her--The gleaners in the East glean with much success; for a great quantity of corn is scattered in the reaping, as well as in their manner of carrying it. One may judge, then, of the large quantity which Ruth would gather in consequence of the liberal orders given to the servants. These extraordinary marks of favor were not only given from a kindly disposition, but from regard to her good character…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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