Ruth 2:16 Parallel Translations

Even pull some grain out of the bundles and leave it for her to gather. Don't give her a hard time about it."(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

ASV:

And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.

BBE:

And let some heads of grain be pulled out of what has been corded up, and dropped for her to take, and let no sharp word be said to her.

DBY:

And ye shall also sometimes draw out for her some ears out of the handfuls, and leave them that she may glean, and rebuke her not.

ERV:

And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.

JPS:

And also pull out some for her of purpose from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.'

WBS:

And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

WEB:

Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and don't rebuke her."

YLT:

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.'

Ruth 2:16 Cross References

XREF:

Ruth 2:15 When she rose to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, saying, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not insult her.

Ruth 2:17 So she gleaned in the field until evening. Then she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

2:4-16 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 conditions; it will form kind masters and faithful servants, and cause harmony in families. True religion will cause mutual love and kindness among persons of different ranks. It had these effects on Boaz and his men. When he came to them he prayed for them. They did not, as soon as he was out of hearing curse him, as some ill-natured servants that hate their master's eye, but they returned his courtesy. Things are likely to go on well where there is such good-will as this between masters and servants. They expressed their kindness to each other by praying one for another. Boaz inquired concerning the stranger he saw, and ordered her to be well treated. Masters must take care, not only that they do no hurt themselves, but that they suffer not their servants and those under them to do wrong. Ruth humbly owned herself unworthy of favours, seeing she was born and brought up a heathen. It well becomes us all to think humbly of ourselves, esteeming others better than ourselves. And let us, in the kindness of Boaz to Ruth, note the kindness of the Lord Jesus Christ to poor sinners.

CONC:

Bundles Cast Corded Draw Dropped Ears Fall Glean Gleaned Grain Handfuls Heads Leave Pick Pull Pulled Purpose Purposely Push Rebuke Sharp Sometimes Stalks Surely

Bundles Cast Corded Draw Dropped Ears Handfuls Heads Leave Pick Pull Pulled Purpose Purposely Push Rather Rebuke Sharp Sometimes Stalks Surely

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