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And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. <a href="/nkjv/ruth/2.htm">New King James Version</a> So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” <a href="/nasb_/ruth/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain following one in whose eyes I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” <a href="/nasb/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, &#8220Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor.&#8221 And she said to her, &#8220Go, my daughter.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” <a href="/lsb/ruth/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one whom I may find favor in his eyes.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” <a href="/amp/ruth/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one [of the reapers] in whose sight I may find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go, my daughter.” <a href="/csb/ruth/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, “Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone with whom I find favor? ” Naomi answered her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” <a href="/hcsb/ruth/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, &#8220Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone who allows me to?&#8221 Naomi answered her, &#8220Go ahead, my daughter.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ruth/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. <a href="/erv/ruth/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. <a href="/gwt/ruth/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Ruth, who was from Moab, said to Naomi, "Please let me go to the field of anyone who will be kind to me. There I will gather the grain left behind by the reapers." Naomi told her, "Go, my daughter." <a href="/gnt/ruth/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> One day Ruth said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields to gather the grain that the harvest workers leave. I am sure to find someone who will let me work with him." Naomi answered, "Go ahead, daughter." <a href="/isv/ruth/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> Ruth the Moabite told Naomi, "Please allow me to go out to the fields and glean grain behind anyone who shows me kindness." So Naomi replied, "Go ahead, my daughter." <a href="/msb/ruth/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, ?Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.? ?Go ahead, my daughter,? Naomi replied. <a href="/net/ruth/2.htm">NET Bible</a> One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields so I can gather grain behind whoever permits me to do so." Naomi replied, "You may go, my daughter." <a href="/nheb/ruth/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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 shall find favor." She said to her, "Go, my daughter." <a href="/wbt/ruth/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to 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 to her, Go, my daughter. <a href="/web/ruth/2.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ruth/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Ruth the Moabitess says to Naomi, “Please let me go into the field, and I gather among the ears of grain after him in whose eyes I find grace”; and she says to her, “Go, my daughter.” <a href="/ylt/ruth/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Ruth the Moabitess saith unto Naomi, 'Let me go, I pray thee, into the field, and I gather among the ears of corn after him in whose eyes I find grace;' and she saith to her, 'Go, my daughter.' <a href="/slt/ruth/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Ruth the Moabitess will say to Naomi, I will now go to the field and I will gather among the ears after; whom I shall find favor in his eyes. And she will say to her, Go, my daughter.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ruth/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to her mother in law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter. <a href="/cpdv/ruth/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, “If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.” She answered her, “Go, my daughter.” <a href="/nabre/ruth/2.htm">New American Bible</a> Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “I would like to go and glean grain in the field of anyone who will allow me.” Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” <a href="/nrsvce/ruth/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain, behind someone in whose sight I may find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ruth/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to her mother-in-law Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean ears of wheat after the reapers in whose sight I may find favor. And her mother-in-law said to her, Go, my daughter. <a href="/hpbt/ruth/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Namei, her mother in law: “I shall go to the field and I shall gather the gleaning after the laborers of him in whose eyes I shall find favor.” And her mother in law said to her: “Go, my daughter”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ruth/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/ruth/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Ruth the Moabitess said to Noemin, Let me go now to the field, and I will glean among the ears behind the man with whomsoever I shall find favour: and she said to her, Go, daughter. <a href="/parallel/ruth/2-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=241" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ruth/2.htm">Boaz Meets Ruth</a> 1Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 2<a href="/hebrew/7327.htm" title="7327: rūṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Friendship, a Moabite ancestress of David. Probably for r'uwth; friend; Ruth, a Moabitess.">And Ruth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4125.htm" title="4125: ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- Feminine Mownabiyah; or Mowabiyth; patronymical from Mow'ab; a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. A descendant from Moab.">the Moabitess</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="5281: nā·‘o·mî (N-proper-fs) -- Mother-in-law of Ruth. From no'am; pleasant; Noomi, an Israelitess.">to Naomi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">“Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ’ê·lə·ḵāh- (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">let me go</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">into the fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/3950.htm" title="3950: wa·ʾă·la·qoṭ·ṭå̄h (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To pick or gather up, glean. A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. to gather; specifically, to glean.">and glean</a> <a href="/hebrew/7641.htm" title="7641: ḇa·šib·bo·līm (Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- Ear (of grain). Or shibboleth; from the same as shebel; a stream; also an ear of grain; by analogy, a branch.">heads of grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥar (Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after someone</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">in whose</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: bə·‘ê·nāw (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">sight</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: ’em·ṣā- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To attain to, find. ">I may find</a> <a href="/hebrew/2580.htm" title="2580: ḥên (N-ms) -- Favor, grace. From chanan; graciousness, i.e. Subjective or objective.">favor.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: lə·ḵî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">“Go ahead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇit·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">my daughter,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Naomi replied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> 3So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a> When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. / You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-22</a> If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. / When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow. / When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, you must not go over the vines again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow. ... <a href="/matthew/15-22.htm">Matthew 15:22-28</a> And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” / He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” ... <a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-24</a> You must not exploit or oppress a foreign resident, for you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. / You must not mistreat any widow or orphan. / If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. ... <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a> When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’” <a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18-19</a> He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing. / So you also must love the foreigner, since you yourselves were foreigners in the land of Egypt. <a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a> Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. <a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Galatians 6:10</a> Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith. <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a> For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ... <a href="/hebrews/13-2.htm">Hebrews 13:2</a> Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. <a href="/1_timothy/5-3.htm">1 Timothy 5:3-4</a> Honor the widows who are truly widows. / But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God. <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? <a href="/luke/10-30.htm">Luke 10:30-37</a> Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. / Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. / So too, when a Levite came to that spot and saw him, he passed by on the other side. ... <a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a> Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality. <a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17-18</a> If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Ruth the Moabitess said to 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 to her, Go, my daughter.glean ears<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9,16</a> And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest… <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a> And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.<a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-21</a> When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/judges/17-2.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/judges/10-18.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Moabitess</a> <a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Naomi</a> <a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/judges/19-24.htm">Please</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Ruth</a> <a href="/judges/13-1.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/2-14.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/ruth/2-16.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/ruth/2-9.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ruth/2-3.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ruth/2-6.htm">Moabitess</a> <a href="/ruth/2-6.htm">Naomi</a> <a href="/ruth/2-16.htm">Pick</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Please</a> <a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">Ruth</a> <a href="/ruth/2-10.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 2</div>1. <a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz</a> 4. <a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Boaz takes notice of her</a> 8. <a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">and shows her great favor</a> 18. <a href="/ruth/2-18.htm">That which she got, she carries to Naomi</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi Ruth's identity as a Moabitess is significant, highlighting her foreign status in Israel. The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>). Her presence in Bethlehem underscores themes of inclusion and God's grace extending beyond Israel. Ruth's loyalty to Naomi, despite cultural and national differences, exemplifies devotion and love.Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain Gleaning was a provision in the Mosaic Law for the poor, widows, and foreigners (<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-22</a>). It allowed them to gather leftover crops after the harvesters. Ruth's request shows her willingness to work hard and her humility in accepting her status. This act of gleaning foreshadows God's providence and care for those who trust in Him.after someone in whose sight I may find favor Ruth seeks favor, indicating her hope for kindness and protection. This reflects the biblical principle of finding favor in the eyes of others, often seen as a sign of God's blessing (<a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Genesis 39:4</a>, <a href="/proverbs/3-4.htm">Proverbs 3:4</a>). Her faith and initiative set the stage for divine intervention and blessing through Boaz, a type of Christ as a redeemer.Go ahead, my daughter, Naomi replied Naomi's response shows her approval and affection for Ruth, calling her "my daughter," which signifies a close relationship. This moment marks a turning point from despair to hope, as Naomi begins to see the potential for God's provision through Ruth's actions. Naomi's trust in Ruth's judgment also reflects her own faith in God's providence.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a> A Moabite widow who shows loyalty and devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi. Her decision to glean in the fields demonstrates her initiative and willingness to work hard to provide for their needs. 2. <a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a> Ruth's mother-in-law, who has returned to Bethlehem from Moab after the death of her husband and sons. She is in a vulnerable position, relying on Ruth's support. 3. <a href="/topical/b/boaz's_field.htm">Boaz's Field</a> The location where Ruth decides to glean. Boaz is a relative of Naomi's late husband, Elimelech, and his field becomes a place of provision and protection for Ruth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/initiative_and_hard_work.htm">Initiative and Hard Work</a> Ruth's decision to glean demonstrates the importance of taking initiative and working diligently. Her actions remind us that God often provides through our efforts and willingness to step out in faith. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_the_vulnerable.htm">God's Provision for the Vulnerable</a> The law of gleaning reflects God's heart for the poor and marginalized. As believers, we are called to be mindful of those in need and to create opportunities for them to experience God's provision. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Faith and Trust in God's Plan</a> Ruth's account is a testament to trusting God's plan, even when circumstances seem dire. Her faithfulness leads to unexpected blessings and a pivotal role in God's redemptive history. <a href="/topical/l/loyalty_and_family_commitment.htm">Loyalty and Family Commitment</a> Ruth's loyalty to Naomi is a powerful example of commitment to family. Her actions encourage us to prioritize and care for our family relationships, even when it requires sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 2</a> <a href="/q/what_does_ruth_teach_about_loyalty,_faith.htm">What lessons does Ruth's story teach about loyalty and faith?</a> <a href="/q/who_was_obed_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_don't_believers_follow_lev._19_10_today.htm">Leviticus 19:10 commands leaving part of the harvest for the poor; why isn't this universally practiced today by believers? </a> <a href="/q/could_a_foreign_widow_freely_glean_fields.htm">Ruth 2:2–3 – Is it historically plausible that a foreign widow could freely glean in a stranger’s field with no social or legal barriers? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Let me now go.--The character of Ruth comes out strongly here. She does not hesitate to face the hard work necessary on her mother-in-law's account; nor is she too proud to condescend to a work which might perhaps seem humiliating. Nor does one hanker after her old home in the land of Moab and the plenty there. Energy, honesty of purpose, and loyalty are alike evinced here.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me go, I pray thee, to the cornfields, that I may glean among the ears after whosoever shall show me favor. In modern style one would not, in referring, at this stage of the narrative, to Ruth, deem it in the least degree necessary or advantageous to repeat the designation "the Moabitess." The repetition is antique, and calls to mind the redundant particularization of legal phraseology - "the aforesaid Ruth, the Moabitess." She was willing and wishful to avail herself of an Israelitish privilege accorded to the poor, the privilege of gleaning after the reapers in the harvest-fields (see <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9</a>; <a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a>: <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19</a>). Such gleaning was a humiliation to those who had been accustomed to give rather than to get. But Ruth saw, in the pinched features of her mother-in-law, that there was now a serious difficulty in keeping the wolf outside the door. And hence, although there would be temptation in the step, as well as humiliation, she resolved to avail herself of the harvest season to gather as large a store as possible of those nutritious cereals which form the staff of life, and which they would grind for themselves in their little handmill or quern. She said, with beautiful courtesy. "Let me go I, pray, thee;" or, "I wish to go, if you will please to allow me." Such is the force of the peculiar Hebrew idiom. "There is no place," says Lawson, "where our tongues ought to be better governed than in our own houses." To the cornfields. Very literally, "to the field." It is the language of townspeople, when referring to the land round about the town that was kept under tillage. It was not customary to separate cornfield from cornfield by means of walls and hedges. A simple furrow, with perhaps a stone here and there, or a small collection of stones, sufficed, as in Switzerland at the present day, to distinguish the patches or portions that belonged to different proprietors. Hence the singular word field, as comprehending the sum-total of the adjoining unenclosed ground that had been laid down in grain. "Though the gardens and vineyards," says Horatio B. Hackett, "are usually surrounded by a stone wall or hedge of prickly pear, the grain-fields, on the contrary, though they belong to different proprietors, are not separated by any enclosure from each other. The boundary between them is indicated by heaps of small stones, or sometimes by single upright stones, placed at intervals of a rod or more from each other. This is the ancient landmark of which we read in the Old Testament" ('Illustrations of Scripture,' p. 110). The word field in Hebrew, שָׂדֶה, denotes radically, not so much plain, as ploughed land (see Raabe's 'Glosser'). In English there is a slightly varied though corresponding idiom lying at the base of the Teutonic term in use. A field (German Fold) is a clearance, a place where the trees of the original forest have been felled. The expression, that I may glean 'among' the ears, proceeds on the assumption that Ruth did not expect that she would "make a clean sweep" of all the straggled ears. There might likely be other gleaners besides herself, and even though there should not, she could not expect to gather all. After whosoever shall show me favor. A peculiarly antique kind of structure in the original: "after whom I shall find favor in his eyes." Ruth speaks as if she thought only of one reaper, and he the proprietor. She, as it were, instinctively conceives of the laborers as "hands." And she said to her, Go, my daughter. Naomi yielded; no doubt at first reluctantly, yet no doubt also in a spirit of grateful admiration of her daughter-in-law, who, when she could hot lift up her circumstances to her mind, brought down her mind to her circumstances <a href="/commentaries/ruth/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And Ruth ר֨וּת (rūṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7327.htm">Strong's 7327: </a> Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David the Moabitess הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה (ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4125.htm">Strong's 4125: </a> Moabite -- descendant of Moab said וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to Naomi, נָעֳמִ֗י (nā·‘o·mî) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5281.htm">Strong's 5281: </a> Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth “Please נָּ֤א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' let me go אֵֽלְכָה־ (’ê·lə·ḵāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk into the fields הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> Field, land and glean וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה‪‬‪‬ (wa·’ă·la·qo·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3950.htm">Strong's 3950: </a> To pick up, to gather, to glean heads of grain בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים‪‬‪‬ (ḇaš·šib·bo·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7641.htm">Strong's 7641: </a> A stream, an ear of grain, a branch behind [someone] אַחַ֕ר (’a·ḥar) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part in whose אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that sight בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain I may find אֶמְצָא־ (’em·ṣā-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present favor.” חֵ֖ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2580.htm">Strong's 2580: </a> Graciousness, subjective, objective “Go ahead, לְכִ֥י (lə·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk my daughter,” בִתִּֽי׃ (ḇit·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter Naomi replied. וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ruth/2-2.htm">Ruth 2:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">OT History: Ruth 2:2 Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi Let (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/2-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 2:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/2-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 2:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>