2:1 Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz;
2:4 Boaz takes notice of her,
2:8 and shews her great favour;
2:18 That which she got, she carries to Naomi. Verse 1kinsmanRuth 3:2, 3:12 a mightyDeuteronomy 8:17, 8:18; Job 1:3, 31:25 BoazBoaz, according the Targumist, was the same as Ibzan. Ruth 4:21; Judges 12:8-10; 1 Chronicles 2:10-12; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32, BoozReciprocal2 Kings 15:20 - the mighty Verse 2glean earsLeviticus 19:9, 19:16, 23:22; Deuteronomy 24:19-21ReciprocalGenesis 24:15 - pitcher; 32:5 - may find; Ruth 2:10 - Why have; 2 Samuel 14:22 - I have found; Proverbs 31:13 - worketh; 1 Timothy 5:4 - to requite Verse 3gleaned1 Thessalonians 4:11, 4:12; 2 Thessalonians 3:12 hap wasHeb. hap happened, 2 Kings 8:5; Esther 6:1, 6:2; Matthew 10:29; Luke 10:31ReciprocalLeviticus 23:22 - General; 2 Samuel 1:6 - As I happened; Proverbs 31:13 - worketh; Mark 11:13 - haply Verse 4The LordPsalm 118:26, 129:7, 129:8; Luke 1:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; 2 Timothy 4:22; 2 John 1:10, 1:11 And theyRuth 4:11; Genesis 18:19; Joshua 24:15; Psalm 133:1-3; 1 Timothy 6:2ReciprocalGenesis 47:10 - General; Numbers 6:24 - The Lord; Deuteronomy 6:7 - shalt talk; Judges 6:12 - The Lord; Ruth 3:10 - Blessed; 1 Samuel 13:10 - salute him; 2 Samuel 13:25 - blessed; 2 Kings 4:18 - to the reapers; 1 Chronicles 2:51 - Bethlehem; Jeremiah 31:23 - The Lord; Matthew 2:5 - General; Luke 2:4 - unto; Romans 15:33 - be Verse 5Ruth 4:21; 1 Chronicles 2:11, 2:12ReciprocalRuth 4:13 - the Lord Verse 6the servantThis seems to have been a kind of steward, who had the under- management of the estate. Genesis 15:2, 24:2, 39:4; Matthew 20:8, 24:45 It is theRuth 1:16, 1:19, 1:22

Verse 7I prayProverbs 15:33, 18:23; Matthew 5:3; Ephesians 5:21; 1 Peter 5:5, 5:6 continuedProverbs 13:4, 22:29; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Romans 12:11; Galatians 6:9 in the houseIt seems that the reapers were now resting in a tent, erected for that purpose; and that Ruth had just gone in with them, to take her rest also.ReciprocalRuth 2:21 - Thou shalt Verse 8my daughter1 Samuel 3:6, 3:16; 2 Kings 5:13; Matthew 9:2, 9:22 neitherSong of Songs 1:7, 1:8 abideMatthew 10:7-11; Philippians 4:8ReciprocalRuth 2:21 - Thou shalt; 3:2 - with whose Verse 9touch theeGenesis 20:6; Job 19:21; Psalm 105:15; Proverbs 6:29; 1 Corinthians 7:1; 1 John 5:18 goGenesis 24:18-20; Matthew 10:42; John 4:7-11

Verse 10fellGenesis 18:2; 1 Samuel 25:23 Why haveRuth 2:2, 2:13; 2 Samuel 9:8, 19:28; Luke 1:43, 1:48; Romans 12:10 seeingIsaiah 56:3-8; Matthew 15:22-28, 25:35; Luke 7:6, 7:7, 17:16-18ReciprocalGenesis 33:10 - if now; Numbers 32:5 - if we have; Ruth 2:19 - blessed; 3:9 - Ruth; 1 Samuel 18:18 - Who am I; 25:41 - thine; 2 Samuel 24:20 - bowed Verse 11all thatRuth 1:11, 1:14-22; Psalm 37:5, 37:6 and how45:10; Luke 5:11, 5:23, 14:33, 18:29, 18:30; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1-11:26ReciprocalRuth 1:16 - thy people; 2 Samuel 9:7 - for I will; 21:11 - told David; 1 Kings 8:41 - a stranger; 2 Chronicles 6:32 - the stranger Verse 12recompense1 Samuel 24:19; Psalm 19:11, 58:11; Proverbs 11:18, 23:18 *marg. Matthew 5:12, 6:1, 10:41, 10:42; Luke 6:35, 14:12-14; Colossians 2:18; 2 Timothy 1:18, 4:8; Habakkuk 3:1, 3:1, 3:1 wingsRuth 1:16; Psalm 17:8, 36:7, 57:1, 61:4, 63:7, 91:4; Matthew 23:37ReciprocalGenesis 15:1 - and thy; Deuteronomy 6:7 - shalt talk; 1 Samuel 2:20 - blessed; 2 Samuel 9:7 - for I will; 21:11 - told David; 2 Chronicles 6:32 - the stranger; 15:7 - your work; Psalm 18:24 - the Lord recompensed me; Ecclesiastes 4:9 - a good; Song of Songs 6:1 - that; Isaiah 18:1 - shadowing; Jeremiah 31:16 - for; Malachi 4:2 - wings; Luke 13:34 - as; Colossians 3:24 - ye shall; 1 Timothy 5:5 - trusteth Verse 13Let me findor, I find favour, Genesis 33:8, 33:10, 33:15, 43:14; 1 Samuel 1:18; 2 Samuel 16:4 friendlyHeb. to the heart, Genesis 34:3; Judges 19:3 not like1 Samuel 25:41; Proverbs 15:33; Philippians 2:3ReciprocalGenesis 23:6 - my lord; 30:27 - favour; 47:25 - let us; Ruth 2:10 - Why have; Nehemiah 2:5 - and if thy; Romans 7:3 - though Verse 14At mealtimeJob 31:16-22; Proverbs 11:24, 11:25; Isaiah 32:8, 58:7, 58:10, 58:11; Luke 14:12-14 dip thy morselVinegar, robb of fruits, etc., are used for this purpose in the East to the present day; into which, says Dr. Shaw, they dip the bread and hand together.parched1 Samuel 17:17, 25:18; 2 Samuel 17:28 she didDeuteronomy 8:10, 11:15; 2 Kings 4:43, 4:44; Matthew 14:20 was sufficedRuth 2:18; Psalm 23:5

Verse 15gleanThe word glean comes from the French glaner to gather ears or grains of corn. This was formerly a general custom in England and Ireland. The poor went into the fields, and collected the straggling ears of corn after the reapers; and it was long supposed that this was their right, and that the law recognized it; but although it has been an old custom, it is now settled by a solemn judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, that a right to glean in the harvest field cannot be claimed by any person at common law. Any person may permit or prevent it on his own grounds. By the Irish Acts, 25; Henry VIII. c. 1, and 28; Henry VIII. c. 24, gleaning and leasing are so restricted as to be in fact prohibited in that part of the United Kingdom.reproachHeb. shame, James 1:5ReciprocalLeviticus 19:9 - ye reap the harvest; 23:22 - General; Judges 15:4 - caught three Verse 16Deuteronomy 24:19-21; Psalm 112:9; Proverbs 19:17; Matthew 25:40; Romans 12:13; 2 Corinthians 8:5-11; Philemon 1:7; Habakkuk 3:1; 1 John 3:17, 3:18ReciprocalLeviticus 23:22 - General; Judges 15:4 - caught three Verse 17she gleanedProverbs 31:27 ephahExodus 16:36; Ezekiel 45:11, 45:12ReciprocalGenesis 24:15 - pitcher Verse 18she had reservedRuth 2:14; John 6:12, 6:13; 1 Timothy 5:4

Verse 19blessedRuth 2:10; Psalm 41:1; 2 Corinthians 9:13-15 Boaz1 Kings 7:21

Verse 20BlessedRuth 3:10; 2 Samuel 2:5; Job 29:12, 29:13; 2 Timothy 1:16-18 hath not2 Samuel 9:1; Proverbs 17:17; Philippians 4:10 one of ouror, one that hath right to redeem, Ruth 3:9, 4:6; Leviticus 25:25; Deuteronomy 25:5-7; Job 19:25ReciprocalRuth 1:8 - the dead; 3:2 - is not Boaz; 3:13 - if he will; Ephesians 4:32 - kind Verse 21Thou shaltRuth 2:7, 2:8, 2:22; Song of Songs 1:7, 1:8 young menThe word hannearim should be translated the servants; both male and female being included in it, the latter especially - see note on Ruth 2:8, see note on 2:22, and see note on 2:23.

Verse 22RuthRuth is said, by the Targumist, to have been the daughter of Eglon, king of Moab.It is goodProverbs 27:10; Song of Songs 1:8 meetor, fall not upon theeReciprocalRuth 2:21 - Thou shalt Verse 23Proverbs 6:6-8, 13:1, 13:20; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Ephesians 6:1-3ReciprocalExodus 9:31 - the barley; Ruth 1:22 - in the beginning; 2:21 - young men; 3:2 - with whose; Proverbs 31:13 - worketh