Ruth 2:7

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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)She asked me this morning if she could gather grain behind the harvesters. She has been hard at work ever since, except for a few minutes’ rest in the shelter.”

Context of Ruth 2:7

5Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?” 6The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite who came back from Moab with Naomi. 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.” 8So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”

Ruth 2:7 word by word

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 15:33Wisdom’s instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.
• Proverbs 18:23The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.
• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Ephesians 5:21Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
• 1 Peter 5:5In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
• Proverbs 13:4A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
• Proverbs 22:29Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
• Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
• Romans 12:11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
• Galatians 6:9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

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

Topics related to Ruth 2:7

• Ruth

In the dictionaries

• Agriculture
• Damsel
• Glean
• Knowledge
• Suffice
• Boaz
• Gleaning
• Naomi
• Sheaf; Sheaves

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