Ruth 2:15 (GNV)

Passage

And when she arose to gleane, Boaz commanded his seruants, saying, Let her gather among the sheaues, and doe not rebuke her.

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:13 Then she saide, Let me finde fauour in thy sight, my lord: for thou hast comforted mee, and spoken comfortably vnto thy mayde, though I be not like to one of thy maydes.

Ruth 2:14 And Boaz said vnto her, At the meale time come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dippe thy morsell in the vineger. And she sate beside the reapers, and hee reached her parched corne: and shee did eate, and was sufficed, and left thereof.

Ruth 2:15 And when she arose to gleane, Boaz commanded his seruants, saying, Let her gather among the sheaues, and doe not rebuke her.

Ruth 2:16 Also let fall some of the sheaues for her, and let it lie, that she may gather it vp, and rebuke her not.

Ruth 2:17 So she gleaned in the fielde vntill euening, and she thresshed that shee had gathered, and it was about an Ephah of barly.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "arose", "gleane", "boaz", "commanded", "seruants", "saying", "gather", and "sheaues". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "arose" and "gleane", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And Boaz said vnto her At the..." into verse 16's "Also let fall some of the sheaues...", so "arose" and "gleane" 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 "arose" and "gleane" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.