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Ruth 2:23 KJV
Ruth · chapter 2 · verse 23
So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.Ruth 2:23 · King James Version
Ruth 2:23 in context
21And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
22And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
23So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- maidensnaʻărâha girlH5291 →
- harvestqâtsîyrseveredH7105 →
- barleysᵉʻôrâhbarleyH8184 →
- gleanlâqaṭproperly, to pick upH3950 →
- wheatchiṭṭâhwheat, whether the grain or the plantH2406 →
- dweltyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
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Here, I. Ruth finishes her day's work, Rut 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.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-23