Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. glean ears Leviticus 19:9,16 When thou reapest the corn of thy land, thou shalt not cut down all that is on the face of the earth to the very ground: nor shalt thou gather the ears that remain. . . . Leviticus 23:22 And when you reap the corn of your land, you shall not cut it to the very ground: neither shall you gather the ears that remain. But you shall leave them for the poor and for the strangers. I am the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 24:19-21 When thou hast reaped the corn in thy field, and hast forgot and left a sheaf, thou shalt not return to take it away: but thou shalt suffer the stranger, and the fatherless and the widow to take it away: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thy hands. . . . Context Boaz Meets Ruth1Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz. 2And 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.3She went, therefore, and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.… Cross References Leviticus 19:9 When thou reapest the corn of thy land, thou shalt not cut down all that is on the face of the earth to the very ground: nor shalt thou gather the ears that remain. Leviticus 19:10 Neither shalt thou gather the bunches and grapes that fall down in thy vineyard: but shalt leave them to the poor and the strangers to take. I am the Lord your God. Leviticus 23:22 And when you reap the corn of your land, you shall not cut it to the very ground: neither shall you gather the ears that remain. But you shall leave them for the poor and for the strangers. I am the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 24:19 When thou hast reaped the corn in thy field, and hast forgot and left a sheaf, thou shalt not return to take it away: but thou shalt suffer the stranger, and the fatherless and the widow to take it away: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all the works of thy hands. Ruth 2:3 She went, therefore, and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech. Ruth 2:7 And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment. Lexicon And Ruthר֨וּת (rūṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David the Moabitess הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה (ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4125: Moabite -- descendant of Moab said וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to Naomi, נָעֳמִ֗י (nā·‘o·mî) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth “Please נָּ֤א (nā) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let me go אֵֽלְכָה־ (’ê·lə·ḵāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk into the fields הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land and glean וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה (wa·’ă·la·qo·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean heads of grain בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים (ḇaš·šib·bo·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 7641: A stream, an ear of grain, a branch behind [someone] אַחַ֕ר (’a·ḥar) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part in whose אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that sight בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain I may find אֶמְצָא־ (’em·ṣā-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present favor.” חֵ֖ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective “Go ahead, לְכִ֥י (lə·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk my daughter,” בִתִּֽי׃ (ḇit·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter Naomi replied. וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say Additional Translations And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain behind someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.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. 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. 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. And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me, I pray, go to the field and glean among the ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find favour. And she said to her, Go, my daughter. 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. 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. 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." 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.' 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