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.

[b]Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after the maidens. Have I not charged the servants, that they touch thee not? Moreover when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the servants hath drawn.

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Footnotes

  1. Ruth 2:7 Or, certain handfuls.
  2. Ruth 2:9 That is, take heed in what field they do reap.

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