American 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. "
— Ruth 2:16, American 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.”
“And also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not. ”
“Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and don't rebuke her."”
“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!””
“And let fall some of your handfuls of purpose, and leave them, that she may gather them without shame, and let no man rebuke her when she gathereth them.”
“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.”
“And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.”
Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for that you have comforted me, and for that you have spoken friendly to your handmaid, though I be not like to one of your handmaidens.
And Boaz said to her, At mealtime come you here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:
And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley. ¶
And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.
And her mother in law said to her, Where have you gleaned to day? and where worked you? blessed be he that did take knowledge of you. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had worked, and said, The man’s name with whom I worked to day is Boaz.