Ruth 2:6 (DBY)

Passage

And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish maiden who came back with Naomi out of the fields of Moab;

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem; and he said to the reapers, Jehovah be with you! And they said to him, Jehovah bless thee!

Ruth 2:5 And Boaz said to his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?

Ruth 2:6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish maiden who came back with Naomi out of the fields of Moab;

Ruth 2:7 and she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers. And she came, and has continued from the morning until now: her sitting in the house has been little as yet.

Ruth 2:8 And Boaz said to Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from here, but keep here with my maidens.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "servant", "over", "reapers", "answered", "said", "moabitish", "maiden", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "servant" and "over", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And Boaz said to his servant that..." into verse 7's "and she said I pray you let...", so "servant" and "over" belong inside that flow. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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