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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 2:17-23

Here, I. Ruth finishes her day's work, Ruth 2:17. 1. She took care not to lose time, for she gleaned until evening. We must not be weary of well-doing, because in due season we shall reap. She did not make an excuse to sit still, or go home, till the evening. Let us work the works of him that sent us, while it is day. She scarcely used, much less did she abuse, the kindness of Boaz; for, though he ordered his servants to leave handfuls for her, she continued to glean the scattered ears. 2. She... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:17

So she gleaned in the field until even ,.... An instance of her great diligence and industry, attending to this mean employment constantly from morning tonight: and beat out that she had gleaned : she did not bind up her gleanings in a bundle, and carry it home on her head, as gleaners with us do, but she beat it out with a staff in the field, where she gleaned it, and winnowed it, very probably in the threshingfloor of Boaz; by which means what she had gleaned was brought into a lesser... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:18

And she took it up ,.... The ephah of barley, into her arms, or on her shoulders: and went into the city ; the city of Bethlehem: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned : she set it down before her, and she looked at it with admiration, that she should glean so much in one day: and she brought forth ; not Naomi, as Josephus F11 Antiqu l. 5. c. 9. sect. 2. represents it, who understood it as if she brought forth some food her neighbours had brought her, part of which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:19

And her mother in law said unto her, where hast thou gleaned today ?.... In what part of the field of Bethlehem? or on whose land, that she had gleaned so much? not that she suspected that she had got it in an illicit manner, but supposed she had been directed by the providence of God to a spot of ground where there was good gleaning; of that she had met with some hand, that had dropped ears of corn plentifully in her favour: and where wroughtest thou ? which is the same question... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:20

And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, blessed be he of the Lord ,.... Or the Lord bless him with all kind of blessings, temporal and spiritual; and as he has blessed him already, may he be blessed more and more: who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead ; he had been kind to Elimelech and to his sons, who were now dead, and he continued his kindness to the reliefs of them, Naomi and Ruth, who were living, and was kind to them for the sake of the dead; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:17

An ephah of barley - Not less than seven gallons and a half; a good day's work. On Hebrew measures of capacity, see the note on Exodus 16:16 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:18

And gave to her that she had reserved - As Ruth had received a distinct portion at dinner-time, of which she had more than she could eat, Rth 2:14; it appears she brought the rest home to her mother-in-law, as is here related. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:20

To the living and to the dead - Naomi and Ruth were the living; and they were also the representatives of Elimelech and Mahlon, who were dead. Naomi was of the family; and Ruth, though not of the family, was a representative of one of its deceased branches, being the widow of Mahlon. One of our next kinsmen - מגאלינו miggoaleynu , of our redeemers, one who has the right to redeem the forfeited inheritance of the family. The word גאל goel signifies a near... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:10-17

The harvest-field again. Let us return to the Oriental harvest-field. Harvest-fields in general are lively scenes. Emphatically so in the East, where bright weather may be calculated on with almost absolute certainty. Pleasantry and work go hand in hand. Dr. W. M. Thomson, speaking of Phitistia, says, "When the fog dispersed, the whole plain appeared to be dotted over with harvesting parties; men reaping, women and children gleaning and gathering the grain into bundles, or taking care of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:15-17

Liberality to the poor. The customs recorded in these chapters remain—many of them—to the present day. As to gleaning , Robinson says, "The way led us through open fields, where the people were in the midst of the wheat-harvest. The beautiful tracts of grain were full of reapers of the Henady Arabs, and also of gleaners almost as numerous. These were mostly women; and this department seemed almost as important as the reaping itself, since the latter is done in so slovenly a manner, that... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ruth 2:17-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ruth 2:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ruth 2:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:10-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 2:15-17

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