Ruth 2 · Verse 16

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.
Ruth 2:16, King James Version

Ruth 2:16 in other translations

BSBRather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”
WEBAlso pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it. Let her glean, and don’t rebuke her.”
ASVAnd also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.
YLTand also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls--and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd 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.
WebsterAnd let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

What does Ruth 2:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her--The gleaners in the East glean with much success; for a great quantity of corn is scattered in the reaping, as well as in their manner of carrying it. One may judge, then, of the large quantity which Ruth would gather in consequence of the liberal orders given to the servants. These extraordinary marks of favor were not only given from a kindly disposition, but from regard to her good character and devoted attachment to her venerable relative.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 2:16 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.

וְגַ֛םve.Gamand alsoH1571
שֹׁל\־shol-indeed <pull out>H7997
תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּta.Sho.luyou will pull outH7997
לָ֖הּlahfor <the> her
מִן\־min-some ofH4480
הַצְּבָתִ֑יםha.tze.va.Timthe bundles of grainH6653
וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥םva.'a.zav.Temand you will leave [them]H5800
וְלִקְּטָ֖הve.li.ke.Tahand she will gleanH3950
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
תִגְעֲרוּ\־tig.'a.ru-you must rebukeH1605
בָֽהּ\׃Vah<in> <the> her

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

Cross references for Ruth 2:16

  • Romans 12:13

    Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

  • 1 John 3:17-18

    But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

  • Deuteronomy 24:19-21

    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. When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.

  • Matthew 25:40

    And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

  • Proverbs 19:17

    He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

  • Hebrews 6:10

    For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

  • Philemon 1:7

    For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

  • Psalms 112:9

    He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:5-11

    And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God. Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also. Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
De 24:19-21; Ps 112:9; Pr 19:17; Mt 25:40; Ro 12:13; 2Co 8:5-11
Phm 1:7; Heb 6:10; 1Jo 3:17,18

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Context

  • 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.

  • Ruth 2:17

    So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

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Ruth 2:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Antes echaréis á sabiendas de los manojos, y la dejaréis que coja, y no la reprendáis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et vous tirerez aussi pour elle quelques épis des poignées, et vous les laisserez; et elle les glanera, et vous ne l’en reprendrez pas.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und auch sollt ihr selbst aus den Bündeln Ähren für sie herausziehen und sie liegen lassen, damit sie sie auflese, und sollt sie nicht schelten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et de vestris quoque manipulis projicite de industria, et remanere permittite, ut absque rubore colligat, et colligentem nemo corripiat.