When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, "Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her. Cross References 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.'" Ruth 2:14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce." So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over. Ruth 2:16 Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her." Treasury of Scripture 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 2:1 reproach [heb] shame James 1:5 |
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