The Meaning of Ruth 2:16 Explained

Ruth 2:16

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

YLT: 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.'

Darby: And ye shall also sometimes draw out for her some ears out of the handfuls, and leave them that she may glean, and rebuke her not.

ASV: And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.

Discover Ruth 2:16

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ruth 2:16?

MEANING: What does Ruth 2:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ruth 2:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ruth 2:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ruth 2:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 2:14-23 - Kindness To The Stranger
From the time of the Exodus, kind and thoughtful references are made to the strangers within the gates, Deuteronomy 5:14; Deuteronomy 10:19. These injunctions found beautiful exemplification in Boaz. How careful should be we who live on a higher level, so far as the knowledge of God is concerned, that we exceed the ancient Hebrews in tender regard for the lonely and bereaved! A desolate woman, whose husband had met with an accident, and was without food or fire, said the other day to a visitor whom God had sent on an errand of mercy, "I thought nobody cared." Like Boaz, it is our business to speak kindly to such, though not of our kith and kin, and who can know how far our words may travel!
We have a glimpse into Naomi's soul in Ruth 2:20. It would seem as if she had come to the conclusion that God had forgotten and forsaken her. But when Ruth repeated the words of Boaz, the human love rekindled her faith in God's love. She began to see God's purpose shaping itself. The rainbow shone on the retreating cloud of her tears. What an opportunity is presented, each day we live of bringing the consciousness of God to weary and heavy-laden lives! [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 2

1  Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
4  Boaz takes notice of her
8  and shows her great favor
18  That which she got, she carries to Naomi

What do the individual words in Ruth 2:16 mean?

And purposely let [grain] fall for her from the bundles and leave [it] that she may glean and not do rebuke her
וְגַ֛ם שֹׁל־ תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּ לָ֖הּ מִן־ הַצְּבָתִ֑ים וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם וְלִקְּטָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִגְעֲרוּ־ בָֽהּ

שֹׁל־  purposely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: שָׁלַל 
Sense: (Qal) to draw out.
תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּ  let  [grain]  fall 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלַל 
Sense: (Qal) to draw out.
לָ֖הּ  for  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
הַצְּבָתִ֑ים  the  bundles 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: צֶבֶת  
Sense: bundles.
וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם  and  leave  [it] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine plural
Root: עָזַב 
Sense: to leave, loose, forsake.
וְלִקְּטָ֖ה  that  she  may  glean 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: לָקַט  
Sense: to pick up, gather, glean, gather up.
וְלֹ֥א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תִגְעֲרוּ־  do  rebuke 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: גָּעַר  
Sense: (Qal) to rebuke, reprove, corrupt.
בָֽהּ  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular

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