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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 2:4-16

Now Boaz himself appears, and a great deal of decency there appears in his carriage both towards his own servants and towards this poor stranger. I. Towards his own servants, and those that were employed for him in reaping and gathering in his corn. Harvest-time is busy time, many hands must then be at work. Boaz that had much, being a mighty man of wealth, had much to do, and consequently many to work under him and to live upon him. As goods are increased those are increased that eat them,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 2:17-23

Here, I. Ruth finishes her day's work, Ruth 2:17. 1. She took care not to lose time, for she gleaned until evening. We must not be weary of well-doing, because in due season we shall reap. She did not make an excuse to sit still, or go home, till the evening. Let us work the works of him that sent us, while it is day. She scarcely used, much less did she abuse, the kindness of Boaz; for, though he ordered his servants to leave handfuls for her, she continued to glean the scattered ears. 2. She... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:13

Then she said, let me find favour in thy sight, my lord ,.... Or rather, since she had found favour in his sight already: the words are to be considered, not as a wish for it, but as acknowledging it, and expressing her faith and confidence, that she should for time to come find favour in his sight, and have other instances of it; for so the words may be rendered, "I shall find favour" F26 אמצא חן "inveniam gratiam", Pagninus, Montanus. , for which she gives the following reasons: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:14

And Boaz said, at mealtime come thou hither ,.... This looks as if she was now in the booth, or house in the field, where the reapers used to retire to eat their food, or rest themselves, or take shelter from the heat of the sun. This meal was very likely dinner, the time of which was not yet come, but would soon, and to which Boaz invited Ruth: and eat of the bread ; his servants did, that is, partake of the provisions they should have; bread being put for all. So Homer F1 Iliad.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:15

And when she was risen up to glean ,.... After she had ate sufficiently, and refreshed herself, she rose up from her seat to go into the field and glean again; which shows her industry: Boaz commanded his young men ; the reapers, or who gathered the handfuls, and bound them up in sheaves: saying, let her glean even among the sheaves ; this she had requested of the reapers when she first came into the field, and it was granted her, 2:7 but this, as it was granted by Boaz himself, so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:16

And let fall some of the handfuls on purpose for her ,.... That is, when they had reaped an handful, instead of laying it in its proper order, to be taken up by those that gathered after them, or by themselves, in order to be bound up in sheaves, scatter it about, or let it fall where they reaped it: and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not for taking them, as if she did a wrong thing. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:17

So she gleaned in the field until even ,.... An instance of her great diligence and industry, attending to this mean employment constantly from morning tonight: and beat out that she had gleaned : she did not bind up her gleanings in a bundle, and carry it home on her head, as gleaners with us do, but she beat it out with a staff in the field, where she gleaned it, and winnowed it, very probably in the threshingfloor of Boaz; by which means what she had gleaned was brought into a lesser... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:13

Not like unto one of thine hand-maidens - I am as unworthy of thy regards as any of thine own maidservants, and yet thou showest me distinguished kindness. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:14

Dip thy morsel in the vinegar - The חמץ chomets , which we here translate vinegar, seems to have been some refreshing kind of acid sauce used by the reapers to dip their bread in, which both cooled and refreshed them. Vinegar, rob of fruits, etc., are used for this purpose in the East to the present day; and the custom of the Arabs, according to Dr. Shaw, is to dip the bread and hand together into these cooling and refreshing articles. Parched corn - This was a frequent... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:15

Let her glean even among the sheaves - This was a privilege; for no person should glean till the sheaves were all bound, and the shocks set up. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 2:4-16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 2:17-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:15

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