Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” New Living Translation One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go out into the harvest fields to pick up the stalks of grain left behind by anyone who is kind enough to let me do it.” Naomi replied, “All right, my daughter, go ahead.” English Standard Version And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Berean Standard Bible And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied. Berean Literal Bible And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me go, please, to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose eyes I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version So Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” New American Standard Bible And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain following one in whose eyes I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” NASB 1995 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” NASB 1977 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Legacy Standard Bible And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one whom I may find favor in his eyes.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Amplified Bible And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one [of the reapers] in whose sight I may find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Berean Annotated Bible And Ruth (friendship) the Moabitess (from father: what father?) said to Naomi (my delight), “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor. “Go ahead, my daughter, Naomi replied. Christian Standard Bible Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, “Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone with whom I find favor? ” Naomi answered her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, “Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone who allows me to?” Naomi answered her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” American Standard Version 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. English Revised Version 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation Ruth, who was from Moab, said to Naomi, "Please let me go to the field of anyone who will be kind to me. There I will gather the grain left behind by the reapers." Naomi told her, "Go, my daughter." Good News Translation One day Ruth said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields to gather the grain that the harvest workers leave. I am sure to find someone who will let me work with him." Naomi answered, "Go ahead, daughter." International Standard Version Ruth the Moabite told Naomi, "Please allow me to go out to the fields and glean grain behind anyone who shows me kindness." So Naomi replied, "Go ahead, my daughter." NET Bible One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields so I can gather grain behind whoever permits me to do so." Naomi replied, "You may go, my daughter." New Heart English Bible 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." Webster's Bible Translation 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. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleAnd Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied. World English Bible 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 find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Ruth the Moabitess says to Naomi, “Please let me go into the field, and I gather among the ears of grain after him in whose eyes I find grace”; and she says to her, “Go, my daughter.” Berean Literal Bible And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me go, please, to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose eyes I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Young's Literal Translation 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.' Smith's Literal Translation And Ruth the Moabitess will say to Naomi, I will now go to the field and I will gather among the ears after; whom I shall find favor in his eyes. And she will say to her, Go, my daughter. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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. Catholic Public Domain Version And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, “If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me.” She answered her, “Go, my daughter.” New American Bible Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “I would like to go and glean grain in the field of anyone who will allow me.” Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.” New Revised Standard Version And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain, behind someone in whose sight I may find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Ruth the Moabitess said to her mother-in-law Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean ears of wheat after the reapers in whose sight I may find favor. And her mother-in-law said to her, Go, my daughter. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Ruth the Moabitess said to Namei, her mother in law: “I shall go to the field and I shall gather the gleaning after the laborers of him in whose eyes I shall find favor.” And her mother in law said to her: “Go, my daughter” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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 favour.' And she said unto her: 'Go, my daughter.' Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Boaz Meets Ruth1Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz. 2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied. 3So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.… Cross References And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Ruth 1:16-17 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.” Ruth 1:22 So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest. Deuteronomy 23:3-6 No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation. / For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you. / Yet the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam, and the LORD your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you. … “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain Leviticus 19:9-10 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. Deuteronomy 24:19 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. Leviticus 23:22 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.’” after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” Genesis 18:3 “My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by. Genesis 32:5 I have oxen, donkeys, flocks, menservants, and maidservants. I have sent this message to inform my master, so that I may find favor in your sight.’” Esther 2:15-17 Now Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle from whom Mordecai had adopted her as his own daughter. And when it was her turn to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, had advised. And Esther found favor in the eyes of everyone who saw her. / She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. / And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti. “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied. Ruth 3:1 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you? Ruth 3:18 “Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.” 1 Samuel 1:17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.” Matthew 15:22-28 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” / He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” … Exodus 22:21-24 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. / If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry. … Deuteronomy 10:18-19 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. James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Treasury of Scripture 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. glean ears Leviticus 19:9,16 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest… Leviticus 23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God. 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… Jump to Previous Corn Daughter Ears Eyes Heads Moabitess Naomi Pick Please Ruth SightJump to Next Corn Daughter Ears Eyes Heads Moabitess Naomi Pick Please Ruth SightRuth 2 1. Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz4. Boaz takes notice of her 8. and shows her great favor 18. That which she got, she carries to Naomi And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi Ruth's identity as a Moabitess is significant, highlighting her foreign status in Israel. The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often in conflict with Israel (Genesis 19:37). Her presence in Bethlehem underscores themes of inclusion and God's grace extending beyond Israel. Ruth's loyalty to Naomi, despite cultural and national differences, exemplifies devotion and love. Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor Go ahead, my daughter, Naomi replied Persons / Places / Events 1. RuthA Moabite widow who shows loyalty and devotion to her mother-in-law, Naomi. Her decision to glean in the fields demonstrates her initiative and willingness to work hard to provide for their needs. 2. Naomi Ruth's mother-in-law, who has returned to Bethlehem from Moab after the death of her husband and sons. She is in a vulnerable position, relying on Ruth's support. 3. Boaz's Field The location where Ruth decides to glean. Boaz is a relative of Naomi's late husband, Elimelech, and his field becomes a place of provision and protection for Ruth. Teaching Points Initiative and Hard WorkRuth's decision to glean demonstrates the importance of taking initiative and working diligently. Her actions remind us that God often provides through our efforts and willingness to step out in faith. God's Provision for the Vulnerable The law of gleaning reflects God's heart for the poor and marginalized. As believers, we are called to be mindful of those in need and to create opportunities for them to experience God's provision. Faith and Trust in God's Plan Ruth's account is a testament to trusting God's plan, even when circumstances seem dire. Her faithfulness leads to unexpected blessings and a pivotal role in God's redemptive history. Loyalty and Family Commitment Ruth's loyalty to Naomi is a powerful example of commitment to family. Her actions encourage us to prioritize and care for our family relationships, even when it requires sacrifice. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ruth 2:2?2. How does Ruth 2:2 demonstrate Ruth's initiative and willingness to work hard? 3. What can we learn from Ruth's humility in seeking permission to glean? 4. How does Ruth 2:2 connect to God's provision in Deuteronomy 24:19-22? 5. In what ways can we show kindness to strangers, as Ruth sought help? 6. How can Ruth's example inspire us to trust God in uncertain situations? 7. What does Ruth 2:2 reveal about God's provision for the poor and marginalized? 8. How does Ruth 2:2 illustrate the concept of gleaning in ancient Israelite society? 9. What cultural norms are highlighted in Ruth 2:2 regarding women and work? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ruth 2? 11. What lessons does Ruth's story teach about loyalty and faith? 12. Who was Obed in the Bible? 13. Leviticus 19:10 commands leaving part of the harvest for the poor; why isn't this universally practiced today by believers? 14. 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? What Does Ruth 2:2 Mean And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi• Scripture immediately reminds us that Ruth is “the Moabitess” (Ruth 1:4, 22), underscoring the wonder of God’s welcome to outsiders. • In literal history, Moabites were often viewed with suspicion (Deuteronomy 23:3–6), yet God uses Ruth to foreshadow His inclusion of the nations (Isaiah 56:6–7; Acts 10:34–35). • Ruth addresses Naomi with humility, honoring the fifth commandment’s spirit of reverence toward elders (Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:32). Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain • Ruth seeks permission, revealing deference and respect for Naomi’s authority in their household (Ephesians 6:1). • Gleaning was a God-ordained provision for the poor, the foreigner, the widow, and the orphan (Leviticus 19:9–10; Deuteronomy 24:19–22). • By acting rather than waiting, Ruth models industrious faith (Proverbs 31:17; James 2:17). after someone in whose sight I may find favor • Ruth trusts God to guide her to a landowner who will show grace, echoing Joseph’s experience of finding favor in Egypt (Genesis 39:4). • Her request shows both realism about potential rejection and faith in covenant kindness (Psalm 84:11; Proverbs 3:3–4). • She seeks favor but does not presume upon it, reflecting the balance of bold initiative and humble dependence (1 Peter 5:5–6). Go ahead, my daughter, Naomi replied • Naomi’s warm “my daughter” signals restored tenderness after the bitterness of chapter 1 (Ruth 1:20–21). • By granting permission without hesitation, Naomi affirms Ruth’s plan and implicitly trusts God’s protective law for gleaners (Psalm 146:9). • Their unity embodies the principle that two walking together share strength (Ecclesiastes 4:9–10). summary Ruth 2:2 paints a vivid, literal scene of covenant faithfulness in action. Ruth, the foreign widow, respectfully asks permission to engage God’s appointed means of provision. She moves forward in hard-working faith, seeking favor while resting in divine law. Naomi blesses her venture, and together they demonstrate how ordinary obedience opens the door for extraordinary grace—setting the stage for Boaz’s redemption and, ultimately, for Messiah’s lineage (Matthew 1:5). (2) Let me now go.--The character of Ruth comes out strongly here. She does not hesitate to face the hard work necessary on her mother-in-law's account; nor is she too proud to condescend to a work which might perhaps seem humiliating. Nor does one hanker after her old home in the land of Moab and the plenty there. Energy, honesty of purpose, and loyalty are alike evinced here.Verse 2. - And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me go, I pray thee, to the cornfields, that I may glean among the ears after whosoever shall show me favor. In modern style one would not, in referring, at this stage of the narrative, to Ruth, deem it in the least degree necessary or advantageous to repeat the designation "the Moabitess." The repetition is antique, and calls to mind the redundant particularization of legal phraseology - "the aforesaid Ruth, the Moabitess." She was willing and wishful to avail herself of an Israelitish privilege accorded to the poor, the privilege of gleaning after the reapers in the harvest-fields (see Leviticus 19:9; Leviticus 23:22: Deuteronomy 24:19). Such gleaning was a humiliation to those who had been accustomed to give rather than to get. But Ruth saw, in the pinched features of her mother-in-law, that there was now a serious difficulty in keeping the wolf outside the door. And hence, although there would be temptation in the step, as well as humiliation, she resolved to avail herself of the harvest season to gather as large a store as possible of those nutritious cereals which form the staff of life, and which they would grind for themselves in their little handmill or quern. She said, with beautiful courtesy. "Let me go I, pray, thee;" or, "I wish to go, if you will please to allow me." Such is the force of the peculiar Hebrew idiom. "There is no place," says Lawson, "where our tongues ought to be better governed than in our own houses." To the cornfields. Very literally, "to the field." It is the language of townspeople, when referring to the land round about the town that was kept under tillage. It was not customary to separate cornfield from cornfield by means of walls and hedges. A simple furrow, with perhaps a stone here and there, or a small collection of stones, sufficed, as in Switzerland at the present day, to distinguish the patches or portions that belonged to different proprietors. Hence the singular word field, as comprehending the sum-total of the adjoining unenclosed ground that had been laid down in grain. "Though the gardens and vineyards," says Horatio B. Hackett, "are usually surrounded by a stone wall or hedge of prickly pear, the grain-fields, on the contrary, though they belong to different proprietors, are not separated by any enclosure from each other. The boundary between them is indicated by heaps of small stones, or sometimes by single upright stones, placed at intervals of a rod or more from each other. This is the ancient landmark of which we read in the Old Testament" ('Illustrations of Scripture,' p. 110). The word field in Hebrew, שָׂדֶה, denotes radically, not so much plain, as ploughed land (see Raabe's 'Glosser'). In English there is a slightly varied though corresponding idiom lying at the base of the Teutonic term in use. A field (German Fold) is a clearance, a place where the trees of the original forest have been felled. The expression, that I may glean 'among' the ears, proceeds on the assumption that Ruth did not expect that she would "make a clean sweep" of all the straggled ears. There might likely be other gleaners besides herself, and even though there should not, she could not expect to gather all. After whosoever shall show me favor. A peculiarly antique kind of structure in the original: "after whom I shall find favor in his eyes." Ruth speaks as if she thought only of one reaper, and he the proprietor. She, as it were, instinctively conceives of the laborers as "hands." And she said to her, Go, my daughter. Naomi yielded; no doubt at first reluctantly, yet no doubt also in a spirit of grateful admiration of her daughter-in-law, who, when she could hot lift up her circumstances to her mind, brought down her mind to her circumstancesParallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And Ruthר֨וּת (rūṯ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David the Moabitess הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה (ham·mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4125: Moabite -- descendant of Moab said וַתֹּאמֶר֩ (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to Naomi, נָעֳמִ֗י (nā·‘o·mî) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth “Please נָּ֤א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let me go אֵֽלְכָה־ (’ê·lə·ḵāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk into the fields הַשָּׂדֶה֙ (haś·śā·ḏeh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7704: Field, land and glean וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה (wa·’ă·la·qo·ṭāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean heads of grain בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים (ḇaš·šib·bo·lîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 7641: A stream, an ear of grain, a branch behind [someone] אַחַ֕ר (’a·ḥar) Adverb Strong's 310: The hind or following part in whose אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 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 5869: An eye, a fountain I may find אֶמְצָא־ (’em·ṣā-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present favor.” חֵ֖ן (ḥên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective “Go ahead, לְכִ֥י (lə·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk my daughter,” בִתִּֽי׃ (ḇit·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1323: A daughter Naomi replied. וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Ruth 2:2 NIVRuth 2:2 NLT Ruth 2:2 ESV Ruth 2:2 NASB Ruth 2:2 KJV Ruth 2:2 BibleApps.com Ruth 2:2 Biblia Paralela Ruth 2:2 Chinese Bible Ruth 2:2 French Bible Ruth 2:2 Catholic Bible OT History: Ruth 2:2 Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi Let (Ru Rut.) |
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