Ruth 2 · Verse 15

Ruth 2:15

And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

Ruth 2:15, King James Version

Ruth 2:15 in other translations

BSB	When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.
WEB	When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and don’t reproach her.
ASV	And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not.
YLT	And she riseth to glean, and Boaz chargeth his young men, saying, ‘Even between the sheaves she doth glean, and ye do not cause her to blush;
DARBY	And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and ye shall not reproach her.
BBE	And when she got ready to take up the grain, Boaz gave his young men orders, saying, Let her take it even from among the cut grain, and say nothing to her.
Webster	And when she had risen to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

What does Ruth 2:15 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 15 Let her glean even among the sheaves - This was a privilege; for no person should glean till the sheaves were all bound, and the shocks set up.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 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…

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Ruth 2:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתָּ֖קָםva.Ta.komand she aroseH6965

לְלַקֵּ֑טle.la.Ketto gleanH3950

וַיְצַו֩vay.Tzavand he commandedH6680

בֹּ֨עַזBo.'azBoazH1162

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853

נְעָרָ֜יוne.'a.Ravservants hisH5288

לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559

גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571

בֵּ֧יןbeinbetweenH996

הָֽעֳמָרִ֛יםho.'o.ma.Rimthe sheavesH6016

תְּלַקֵּ֖טte.la.Ketshe will gleanH3950

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808

תַכְלִימֽוּהָ\׃takh.li.Mu.hayou must humiliate herH3637

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ruth 2:15

James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

glean.The word glean comes from the French {glaner} to gather ears or grains of corn. This was formerly a general custom in England and Ireland: the poor went into the fields, and collected the straggling ears of corn after the reapers; and it was long supposed that this was their right, and that the law recognized it; but although it has been an old custom, it is now settled by a solemn judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, that a right to glean in the harvest field cannot be claimed by any person at common law. Any person may permit or prevent it on his own grounds. By the Irish Acts, 25 Henry VIII. c. 1, and 28 Henry VIII. c. 24, gleaning and leasing are so restricted as to be in fact prohibited in that part of the United Kingdom.
reproach. Heb. shame.
Jas 1:5

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Context

Ruth 2:14
And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
Ruth 2:15
And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
Ruth 2:16
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

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Ruth 2:15 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Levantóse luego para espigar. Y Booz mandó á sus criados, diciendo: Coja también espigas entre las gavillas, y no la avergoncéis;
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et elle se leva pour glaner; et Boaz commanda à ses jeunes hommes, disant: Qu’elle glane même entre les gerbes, et ne lui en faites pas de reproche;
German Elberfelder 1871	Und sie stand auf, um aufzulesen; und Boas gebot seinen Knaben und sprach: Auch zwischen den Garben mag sie auflesen, und ihr sollt sie nicht beschämen;
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Atque inde surrexit, ut spicas ex more colligeret. Præcepit autem Booz pueris suis, dicens: Etiamsi vobiscum metere voluerit, ne prohibeatis eam: