Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Pull out some stalks from the bundles for her and leave them for her to gather. Don’t rebuke her.”
New American Standard Bible
Also you shall purposely pull out for her some grain from the bundles and leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”
King James Version
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
International Standard Version
One other thing drop some handfuls deliberately, leaving them for her so she can gather it. And don't bother her."
A Conservative Version
And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and do not rebuke her.
American Standard Version
And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.
Amplified
Also you shall purposely pull out for her some stalks [of grain] from the sheaves and leave them so that she may collect them, and do not rebuke her.”
Bible in Basic English
And let some heads of grain be pulled out of what has been corded up, and dropped for her to take, and let no sharp word be said to her.
Darby Translation
And ye shall also sometimes draw out for her some ears out of the handfuls, and leave them that she may glean, and rebuke her not.
Julia Smith Translation
And also draw ye out for her from the sheaves and leave, and she gathering; and ye shall not rebuke her.
King James 2000
And let fall also some of the handfuls on purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And also pull out for her from your bundles and leave [it] so that she may glean--and do not rebuke her."
Modern King James verseion
And also let fall of the handfuls on purpose for her, and leave them so that she may glean them, and do not rebuke her.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thereto pull out of the sheaves for her and let it lie, that she may gather it up, and rebuke her not."
NET Bible
Make sure you pull out ears of grain for her and drop them so she can gather them up. Don't tell her not to!"
New Heart English Bible
Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and do not rebuke her."
The Emphasized Bible
yea moreover, draw out, for her, from the bundles, - and leave behind that she may glean it, and rebuke her not.
Webster
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
World English Bible
Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and don't rebuke her."
Youngs Literal Translation
and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls -- and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'
Interlinear
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References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ruth 2:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Boaz Speaks With Ruth
15
When she got up to gather grain, Boaz ordered his young men, “Let her even gather grain among the bundles, and don’t humiliate her.
16 Pull out some stalks from the bundles for her and leave them for her to gather. Don’t rebuke her.”
17
So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. She beat out what she had gathered, and it was about 26 quarts
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:19-21
“When you reap the harvest in your field, and you forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Psalm 112:9
his righteousness endures forever.
His horn will be exalted in honor.
Proverbs 19:17
and He will give a reward to the lender.
Matthew 25:40
Romans 12:13
Share with the saints in their needs;
2 Corinthians 8:5-11
and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will.
Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love
1 John 3:17-18
If anyone has this world’s goods