Ruth 2:16
Strong's Lexicon
Rather,
וְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike

pull out
שֹׁל־ (šōl-)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 7997: 1) (Qal) to draw out 2) to spoil, plunder, take spoil 2a) (Qal) to spoil, plunder 2b) (Hithpolel) to be spoiled, be plundered

for her
לָ֖הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

[some stalks] from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

the bundles
הַצְּבָתִ֑ים (haṣ·ṣə·ḇā·ṯîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6653: 1) bundles 1a) of grain

and leave
וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם (wa·‘ă·zaḇ·tem)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5800: 1) to leave, loose, forsake 1a) (Qal) to leave 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be left to 1b2) to be forsaken 1c) (Pual) to be deserted 2) to restore, repair 2a) (Qal) to repair

them for her to gather.
וְלִקְּטָ֖ה (wə·liq·qə·ṭāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3950: 1) to pick up, gather, glean, gather up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pick up, gather 1a2) to glean 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to gather, gather up 1b2) to collect (money) 1b3) to glean 1c) (Pual) to be picked up 1d) (Hithpael) to collect oneself

Do not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

rebuke
תִגְעֲרוּ־ (ṯiḡ·‘ă·rū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1605: 1) (Qal) to rebuke, reprove, corrupt

her.”
בָֽהּ׃ (ḇāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew :

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”

Young's Literal Translation
and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls—and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pull out some stalks from the bundles for her and leave them for her to gather. Don’t rebuke her.”

New American Standard Bible
"Also you shall purposely pull out for her [some grain] from the bundles and leave [it] that she may glean, and do not rebuke her."

King James Bible
And let fall also [some] of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave [them], that she may glean [them], and rebuke her not.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don't rebuke her."

New Living Translation
And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don't give her a hard time!"

English Standard Version
And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her.”

New American Standard Bible
"Also you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her."

King James Bible
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pull out some stalks from the bundles for her and leave them for her to gather. Don't rebuke her."

International Standard Version
One other thing —drop some handfuls deliberately, leaving them for her so she can gather it. And don't bother her."

NET Bible
Make sure you pull out ears of grain for her and drop them so she can gather them up. Don't tell her not to!"

American Standard Version
And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.

English Revised Version
And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.

Young's Literal Translation
and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls -- and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'
















Cross References
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 2:17
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

Ruth 1:1
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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 2:13
Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

Ruth 2:18
And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.

Ruth 2:19
And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
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