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Ruth 2:15

Boaz
GenerosityPoverty and the vulnerable

13 “My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”

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.

When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.

16 Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”

17 So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.
KJV
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:
WEB
When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and don’t reproach her.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and ye shall not reproach her.
BLB
And she rose up to glean, and Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Even among the sheaves let her glean, and do not shame her.
ÅB
Deretter sto hun opp for å sanke, og Boas befalte sine tjenere og sa: Også mellom kornbåndene kan hun sanke, og dere skal ikke gjøre henne fortred.
OTB
Da hun reiste seg for å sanke, instruerte Boas sine unge menn: «La henne sanke selv blant kornbåndene, og ikke fornærm henne.
B1930
Derefter stod hun op for å sanke, og Boas bød sine tjenere og sa: Også mellem kornbåndene kan hun sanke, og I skal ikke gjøre henne fortred.

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  • James 1:5

    Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

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