And the servant that was appointed over the reapers, answered, and said, It is the Moabitish maid, that came with Naomi out of the country of Moab:

And she said unto us, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers [a]among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued from that time in the morning unto now, save that she tarried a little in the house.

¶ Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou, my daughter? go to none other field to gather, neither go from hence: but abide here by my maidens.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 2:7 Or, certain handfuls.

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