Ruth 2:16

“And also pull out for her some from the bundles and leave them and let her glean them, and do not rebuke her.””

Ruth 2:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ruth 2:16, word by word

pull outשֹׁלshol

pull out

To draw out something, like ears of grain.

Where else “shol” appears
the bundlesצְּבָתִיםtsevatim

bundle

Bundle: a handful of stalks tied together. It appears only here.

Where else “tsevatim” appears
and leave themעֲזַבְתֶּםazavtem

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

Where else “azavtem” appears
and let her glean themלִקְּטָהlikta

glean

To gather up grain left by the reapers.

Where else “likta” appears
rebukeתִגְעֲרוּtigaru

rebuke

Rebuke, scold sternly.

Where else “tigaru” appears

The context

15She rose to glean, and Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not put her to shame.

16 · This verse (above)

17So she gleaned in the field until evening, and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.

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