Ruth 2:2

Free Bible Version

Soon after, Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the fields and pick up grain that's been left behind—if I can find someone who'll give me permission.” “Yes, go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.

Cross References

Genesis 32:6

The messengers returned to Jacob and told him, “Your brother Esau is coming to meet you with 400 armed men!”

Leviticus 19:10

Don't take every last grape from your vineyard or pick up the ones that have fallen. Leave them for the poor people and foreigners. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:16

Don't go around spreading false rumors about people. Don't keep quiet when the lives of others are at risk. I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:9

When you harvest the crops grown on your land, don't harvest right up to the edges of your field, or collect what has been missed.

Leviticus 23:22

When you harvest the crops grown on your land, don't harvest right up to the edges of your field, or collect what has been missed. Leave them for the poor people and foreigners. I am the Lord your God.”

Ruth 2:3

So she went and picked up grain the reapers had left behind. She happened to be working in a field that belonged to Boaz, a relative of Elimelech.

Ruth 2:7

“She asked me, ‘Please may I have permission to pick up grain behind the reapers.’ So she came, and she's been working here from morning until now, except for a brief rest in the shelter.”

1 Samuel 1:18

“Thank you for your kindness to your servant,” she said. Then she went on her way, had something to eat, and she didn't look sad any more.