Ruth 2:16 meaning and explanation
Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”
Ruth 2:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Boaz is speaking to his young men, adding a quiet instruction to his earlier order that they leave Ruth alone. Israelite law allowed the poor to glean leftover grain, but Boaz goes further, telling his harvesters to pull stalks from the already bound bundles and leave them for Ruth to gather.
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