Ruth 2:23 (DBY)

Passage

So she kept with the maidens of Boaz to glean, until the end of the barley-harvest and of the wheat-harvest. And she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep with my young men until they have ended all my harvest.

Ruth 2:22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.

Ruth 2:23 So she kept with the maidens of Boaz to glean, until the end of the barley-harvest and of the wheat-harvest. And she dwelt with her mother-in-law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kept", "maidens", "boaz", "glean", "until", "barley-harvest", "wheat-harvest", and "dwelt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kept" and "maidens", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law...", giving immediate footing for "kept" and "maidens". In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "kept" and "maidens" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.