The Meaning of Ruth 2:2 Explained

Ruth 2:2

KJV: And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

YLT: And Ruth the Moabitess saith unto Naomi, 'Let me go, I pray thee, into the field, and I gather among the ears of corn after him in whose eyes I find grace;' and she saith to her, 'Go, my daughter.'

Darby: And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me, I pray, go to the field and glean among the ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find favour. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.

ASV: And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ruth 2:2?

MEANING: What does Ruth 2:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ruth 2:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ruth 2:2?

What is the context of Ruth 2:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

What does Ruth 2:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 2:1-13 - Gleaning After The Reapers

In great desolation of soul, Naomi had returned. She was no longer the happy woman of earlier days. Ruth also must sometimes have experienced the depression of homesickness which often steals over the heart of the stranger. But the two women found solace where sad hearts will always find it, first in God and then in ministry to each other, 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 7:6. In fact, Ruth's devotion to her mother became the common talk of the village, Ruth 2:11.

Notice the beautiful old-time salutations between the employer and his employees. The omission of these courteous greetings is one of the mistakes of our modern civilization. We live in a time when the relations between master and servant, between mistress and maid, are strangely altered, being largely financial and selfish. Each tries to get as much as possible out of the other, and thus the personal touch is absent. Is it to be wondered at that the human machine runs hard and sometimes breaks down? But Boaz was clearly a good man. He had won the respect of the whole neighborhood, and his tender words to the young stranger, saluting her as a nestling under the wings of Jehovah, indicated that he dwelled "in the secret place of the Most High." [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 2

¹ Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
⁴ Boaz takes notice of her
⁸ and shows her great favor
¹⁸ That which she got, she carries to Naomi

What do the individual words in Ruth 2:2 mean?

So said Ruth the Moabitess to Naomi me go please let to the field and glean heads of grain after [one] in whose I may find favor Sight and she said to her go my daughter

וַתֹּאמֶר֩ ר֨וּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה אֶֽל־ נָעֳמִ֗י אֵֽלְכָה־ נָּ֤א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה‪‬‪‬ בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים‪‬‪‬ אַחַ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶמְצָא־ חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינָ֑יו וַתֹּ֥אמֶר לָ֖הּ לְכִ֥י בִתִּֽי

וַתֹּאמֶר֩	So said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
ר֨וּת	Ruth
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: רוּת Sense: daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz, and grandmother of David.
הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֜ה	the Moabitess
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מֹואָבִי Sense: an citizen of Moab.
נָעֳמִ֗י	Naomi
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: נָעֳמִי Sense: wife of Elimelech, mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth and Orpah.
אֵֽלְכָה־	me go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
נָּ֤א	please let
Parse: Interjection Root: נָא Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
הַשָּׂדֶה֙	to the field
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׂדֶה Sense: field, land.
וַאֲלַקֳטָּ֣ה‪‬‪‬	and glean
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative, first person common singular Root: לָקַט Sense: to pick up, gather, glean, gather up.
בַשִׁבֳּלִ֔ים‪‬‪‬	heads of grain
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: שִׁבֹּלֶת Sense: flowing stream.
אַחַ֕ר	after [one]
Parse: Adverb Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time).
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	in whose
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
אֶמְצָא־	I may find
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
חֵ֖ן	favor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵן Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינָ֑יו	Sight
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, third person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר	and she said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָ֖הּ	to her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
לְכִ֥י	go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
בִתִּֽי	my daughter
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: בַּת Sense: daughter.

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