Ruth 2:7 (WEB)

Passage

She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.”

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, “Whose young lady is this?”

Ruth 2:6 The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.

Ruth 2:7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.”

Ruth 2:8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Don’t go to glean in another field, and don’t go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.

Ruth 2:9 Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven’t I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "said", "please", "glean", "gather", "after", "reapers", "sheaves", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "said" and "please", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "The servant who was set over the..." into verse 8's "Then Boaz said to Ruth Listen my...", so "said" and "please" 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 "said" and "please" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.