Ruth 2:22 (GNV)

Passage

And Naomi answered vnto Ruth her daughter in lawe, It is best, my daughter, that thou goe out with his maides, that they meete thee not in an other fielde.

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:20 And Naomi said vnto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord: for he ceaseth not to doe good to the liuing and to the dead. Againe Naomi saide vnto her, The man is neere vnto vs, and of our affinitie.

Ruth 2:21 And Ruth the Moabitesse said, He said also certainely vnto mee, Thou shalt be with my seruants, vntill they haue ended all mine haruest.

Ruth 2:22 And Naomi answered vnto Ruth her daughter in lawe, It is best, my daughter, that thou goe out with his maides, that they meete thee not in an other fielde.

Ruth 2:23 Then she kept her by the maides of Boaz, to gather vnto the end of barly haruest, and of wheate haruest, and dwelt with her mother in lawe.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "naomi", "answered", "vnto", "ruth", "daughter", "lawe", and "best". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "naomi" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 21's "And Ruth the Moabitesse said He said..." into verse 23's "Then she kept her by the maides...", so "naomi" and "answered" 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 "naomi" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.