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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ruth/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabite said, &#8220He even said to me, &#8216Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ruth/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then Ruth said, “What’s more, Boaz even told me to come back and stay with his harvesters until the entire harvest is completed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabite said, “Besides, he said to me, ‘You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, ‘You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “Furthermore, he said to me, ‘You are to stay close to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabitess said, &#8220Furthermore, he said to me, &#8216You should stay close to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “Furthermore, he said to me, ‘You should stay close to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “Furthermore, he said to me, ‘You should stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, ‘Stay close to my servants until they have harvested my entire crop.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished all of my harvest.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ruth the Moabitess said, &#8220He also told me, &#8216Stay with my young men until they have finished all of my harvest.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess said, Yea, he said unto me, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ruth told her, "Boaz even said I could stay in the field with his workers until they had finished harvesting all his grain." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess said, Yea, he said unto me, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Ruth, who was from Moab, told her, "He also said to me, 'Stay with my younger workers until they have finished the harvest.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then Ruth said, "Best of all, he told me to keep gathering grain with his workers until they finish the harvest." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabite woman added, "He also told me 'Stay close to my young men until they have completed my entire harvest.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabitess said, ?He also told me, ?Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Ruth the Moabite replied, "He even told me, 'You may go along beside my servants until they have finished gathering all my harvest!'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess said, "He even said to me, 'You shall stay close to my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ruth the Moabitess said, “Yes, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess says, “Also he surely said to me, Near the young people whom I have you cleave until they have completed the whole of the harvest which I have.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ruth the Moabitess saith, 'Also he surely said unto me, Near the young people whom I have thou dost cleave till they have completed the whole of the harvest which I have.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess will say, Also that he said to me, With the young men which are to me thou shalt adhere till they finished all the harvest which is to me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Ruth said, He also charged me, that I should keep close to his reapers, till all the corn should be reaped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Ruth said, “He charged me with this also, that from now on I should join with his reapers until all the crop has been reaped.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />“He even told me,” added Ruth the Moabite, “Stay with my young people until they complete my entire harvest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Ruth the Moabite said, “He even said to me, ‘Stay close by my servants, until they have finished all my harvest.’”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, He said to me also, You shall keep close by my servants until all the harvest is finished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ruth said to her mother in law: “And he said to me again, ‘Cleave to my Servants until all the harvest will end’"<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Ruth the Moabitess said: 'Yea, he said unto me: Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Ruth said to her mother-in-law, Yea, he said also to me, Keep close to my damsels, until the men shall have finished all my reaping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/2-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=467" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/2.htm">Boaz Meets Ruth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><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.">Then 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/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/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">“He also</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">told me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: tiḏ·bā·qîn (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs:: Pn) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">‘Stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·nə·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">my young men</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kil·lū (V-Piel-Perf-3cp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">they have finished gathering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">my</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: haq·qā·ṣîr (Art:: N-ms) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">harvest.’”</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."></a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16-17</a></span><br />But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. / Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. May the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Ruth 3:10-11</a></span><br />Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor. / And now do not be afraid, my daughter. I will do for you whatever you request, since all my fellow townspeople know that you are a woman of noble character.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19-22</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Ruth 4:13-17</a></span><br />So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. / Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. / He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-21.htm">Exodus 22:21-22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-18.htm">Deuteronomy 10:18-19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a></span><br />There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-5.htm">James 2:5</a></span><br />Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-3.htm">1 Timothy 5:3-4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-8.htm">Proverbs 31:8-9</a></span><br />Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. / Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-6.htm">Isaiah 58:6-7</a></span><br />Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / 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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-34.htm">Acts 10:34-35</a></span><br />Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism, / but welcomes those from every nation who fear Him and do what is right.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, You shall keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.</p><p class="hdg">Thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Ruth 2:7,8,22</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Song of Solomon 1:7,8</a></b></br> Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest <i>thy flock</i> to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">Ruth 2:8,22,23</a></b></br> Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? 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Moabites were often viewed with suspicion due to their historical enmity with Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3-6</a>). Her inclusion in the narrative underscores the theme of God's grace extending beyond Israel. Ruth's loyalty and faithfulness to Naomi and the God of Israel set her apart, prefiguring the inclusion of Gentiles in God's redemptive plan (<a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-24</a>).<p><b>He also told me</b><br>This phrase indicates direct communication and favor from Boaz, a man of standing in Bethlehem. Boaz's actions reflect the character of a kinsman-redeemer, a concept rooted in Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25</a>). His kindness foreshadows the redemptive work of Christ, who communicates God's grace to all people.<p><b>‘Stay with my young men</b><br>Boaz's instruction for Ruth to stay with his young men is a protective measure, ensuring her safety and provision. In the ancient Near Eastern context, gleaning could be dangerous for a woman alone. This protection mirrors God's provision and care for His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/91.htm">Psalm 91:1-2</a>.<p><b>until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’</b><br>The harvest season in Israel, particularly the barley and wheat harvests, was a time of community and celebration. Ruth's continued presence in the fields signifies ongoing provision and blessing. This period of gathering can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual harvest, where God gathers His people (<a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Matthew 9:37-38</a>). Boaz's generosity and Ruth's diligence during the harvest foreshadow the ultimate gathering of believers through Christ's redemptive work.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth_the_moabitess.htm">Ruth the Moabitess</a></b><br>A widow from Moab who showed loyalty to her mother-in-law, Naomi, and embraced the God of Israel. Her identity as a Moabitess highlights her foreign status and the grace extended to her by Boaz.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a></b><br>A wealthy and influential landowner in Bethlehem, a relative of Naomi's late husband, Elimelech. He is characterized by his kindness and adherence to the laws of gleaning, providing for the poor and foreigners.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>Ruth's mother-in-law, who returned to Bethlehem from Moab after the death of her husband and sons. She plays a pivotal role in guiding Ruth and recognizing Boaz as a potential redeemer.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/bethlehem.htm">Bethlehem</a></b><br>The setting of the account, a town in Judah known as the "House of Bread." It is significant as the birthplace of King David and later, Jesus Christ.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/harvest.htm">Harvest</a></b><br>The event during which Ruth gleans in the fields of Boaz. It symbolizes God's provision and the unfolding of His redemptive plan through ordinary circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a></b><br>God's laws provided for the needy, and His providence is evident in Ruth's account. Trust in God's provision, even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/k/kindness_and_generosity.htm">Kindness and Generosity</a></b><br>Boaz's kindness to Ruth is a model for how we should treat others, especially those who are vulnerable or outsiders.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_loyalty.htm">Faithfulness and Loyalty</a></b><br>Ruth's loyalty to Naomi and her willingness to work hard are commendable traits. Emulate Ruth's faithfulness in your relationships and responsibilities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_appointments.htm">Divine Appointments</a></b><br>Recognize that God orchestrates events in our lives for His purposes. Be open to His leading and the opportunities He provides.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_god's_kingdom.htm">Inclusivity in God's Kingdom</a></b><br>Ruth's inclusion in the lineage of Christ shows that God's grace extends beyond ethnic and cultural boundaries. Embrace diversity within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ruth_and_boaz's_story_important.htm">What is the significance of Ruth and Boaz's story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_ruth_teach_about_loyalty,_faith.htm">What lessons does Ruth's story teach about loyalty and faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ruth_2_14__idealized_meal_or_factual.htm">Ruth 2:14 - Does the abundant meal provided to Ruth suggest an idealized scenario rather than a factual account of limited agricultural resources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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>(21) <span class= "bld">My young men . . . my harvest.--</span>Emphatic in the Hebrew. As long as my reaping lasts, cleave steadily to us.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Ruth the Moabitess said.</span> It seems to us rather remarkable that Ruth should be here again particularized formally as "the Moabitess." There is apparently no discoverable reason for the re-repetition. It is simply antique particularity, not amenable to any literary law - "the said Moabitess." There is a peculiar abruptness in the initial words of what follows: - <span class="cmt_word">Yea also he said to me.</span> Carpzov and Wright understand them thus: "'Yea' blessed be he, 'for' he said to me." But the word <span class="accented">blessed</span>, as used by Naomi, is too far removed to make it natural for the <span class="accented">yea of</span> Ruth's remark to fall back upon it. Her mind and heart were full. She was profoundly affected by the kindness that had been shown to her. Hence she piles up her representation. "<span class="accented">Also</span>," - <span class="accented">so may I well speak</span>, <span class="accented">-</span> "<span class="accented">for he said to</span> me." <span class="cmt_word">Keep close by my young men, until they have finished all my harvest.</span> The "young men" are not here discriminated from the "young women" (see ver. 8). The idea, consequently, is not that Ruth was to keep close to them in distinction from the young women. It was understood that she should work behind the young women, who followed in the rear of the young men. But it was the express desire of Boaz that, instead of exposing herself among strangers, on any adjoining harvest-fields, she should maintain her position behind his raspers as long as there remained any golden crops to reap. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/2-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then Ruth</span><br /><span class="heb">ר֣וּת</span> <span class="translit">(rūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7327.htm">Strong's 7327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Moabitess</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4125.htm">Strong's 4125: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moabite -- descendant of Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֖אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“He also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֣ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told me,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Stay</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּדְבָּקִ֔ין</span> <span class="translit">(tiḏ·bā·qîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my young men</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּעָרִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·‘ā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have finished gathering</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּלּ֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(kil·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">harvest.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקָּצִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> </span><span class="str2">Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/2-21.htm">Ruth 2:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/2-21.htm">OT History: Ruth 2:21 Ruth the Moabitess said Yes he said (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/2-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 2:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/2-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 2:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:22" /></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>