Ruth 2:23 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.”

Ruth 2:23

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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.

And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, {It is} good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field. {meet...: or, fall upon thee}

So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

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Ruth 2:1

"And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name {was} Boaz. {Boaz: Gr. Booz}"

Ruth 2:2

"And Ruth the Moabitess said unto 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 unto her, Go, my daughter."

Ruth 2:3

"And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field {belonging} unto Boaz, who {was} of the kindred of Elimelech. {hap...: Heb. hap happened}"

Ruth 2:4

"And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD {be} with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee."

Ruth 2:5

"Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel {is} this?"

Ruth 2:6

"And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It {is} the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:"

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