Ruth 2:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. ”

Ruth 2:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and (b) glean ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. (b) Her humility...
Ruth 2:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Meeting of Boaz and Ruth. Naomi's kinsman quite a different word from the near kinsman (goë l) of Ruth 2:20 is introduced in Heb. words which sometimes denoted a wealthy man, and sometimes a...
Ruth 2:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. Glean ears of corn -...
Ruth 2:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. Ruth ... said ....
Ruth 2:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth the Gleaner 1. Boaz] ('quickness') was a kinsman of Elimelech's. We are not informed of the precise degree of relationship. Here and at Ruth 3:2 he is designated an 'acquaintance.' It is by...
Ruth 2:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Let me now go. — The character of Ruth comes out strongly here. She does not hesitate to face the hard work necessary on her mother-in-law’s account; nor is she too proud to condescend to a work whic...
Ruth 2:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

IN THE FIELD OF BOAZ Ruth 1:19-22 ; Ruth 2:1-23 WEARY and footsore the two travellers reached Bethlehem at length, and "all the city was moved about them." Though ten years had elapsed, many y...
Ruth 2:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Gleaning after the Reapers Ruth 2:1-13 In great desolation of soul, Naomi had returned. She was no longer the happy woman of earlier days. Ruth also must sometimes have experienced the depressi...
Ruth 2:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The women went home to poverty, where the practical problems of life faced them. These were, of course, rendered the more difficult by the fact that Ruth was a Moabitess. Yet she it was who faced the...
Ruth 2:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And Ruth the Moabitish said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. Reader! if we apply th...
Ruth 2:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi ,.... After they had been some little time at Bethlehem, and not long; for they came at the beginning of barley harvest, and as yet it was not over, nor perhaps...
Ruth 2:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. Ver. 2. And Ruth t...
Ruth 2:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Let me go to the field and glean Which was permitted to the poor and the stranger, Leviticus 19:9 ; Deuteronomy 24:19 . And Ruth was neither ashamed to confess her poverty, nor would she eat the...
Ruth 2:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

RUTH AND THE MAN OF GREAT WEALTH (vv. 1-23) Verse 1 of this chapter introduces us to Boaz, a man of great wealth who is clearly a type of the Lord Jesus. Besides being wealthy, he was a close re...
Ruth 2:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ruth in the Field of Boaz. B. C. 1312. 1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mig...
Ruth 2:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Gleaning was permitted to the poor and the stranger, Deuteronomy 24:19 , both which she was; nor was she ashamed to confess her poverty, nor would she eat the bread of idleness; whereby she showet...
Ruth 2:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘ And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favour.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.” Israe...
Ruth 2:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— And Naomi had a kinsman . According to Rabinical tradition, which is not well established however, Boaz was a nephew of Elimelech ( Keil ). Lyra saith Elimelech and Sa...
Ruth 2:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ruth 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more t...
Ruth 2:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 2:7 . Let me glean. She modestly asked this as a favour, which the law itself had allowed the poor. Ruth 2:10 . She fell on her face, honouring Boaz as a prince and venerable father. Ru...
Ruth 2:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Let me now go to the field, and glean. The young to work for their parents Ruth does not propose that Naomi should go with her to the field. She wished her honoured mother to enjoy the rest and...
Ruth 2:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION IT is by way of introduction to the remaining narrative that the writer says:— Ruth 2:1 And Naomi had, on her husband's side, a friend. The C'tib reading מְיֻדַּע (absolute...
Ruth 2:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In the Field of Boaz
Ruth 2:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 24:19-21 ; Leviticus 19:16 ; Leviticus 19:9 ; Leviticus 23:22
Ruth 2:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Glean — Which was permitted to the poor, and the stranger, Deuteronomy 24:19 , nor was she ashamed to confess her poverty, nor would she eat the bread of idleness. In whose sight — For though it w...

Ruth 2:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ruth 2:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Ruth 2:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ruth 2:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ruth 2:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ruth 2:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 2:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ruth 2:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ruth 2:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ruth 2:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Ruth 2:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ruth 2:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ruth 2:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ruth 2:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ruth 2:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ruth 2:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes