Ruth 2:16 (YLT)

Passage

and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls--and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:14 And Boaz saith to her, `At meal-time come nigh hither, and thou hast eaten of the bread, and dipped thy morsel in the vinegar.' And she sitteth at the side of the reapers, and he reacheth to her roasted corn, and she eateth, and is satisfied, and leaveth.

Ruth 2:15 And she riseth to glean, and Boaz chargeth his young men, saying, `Even between the sheaves she doth glean, and ye do not cause her to blush;

Ruth 2:16 and also ye do surely cast to her of the handfuls--and have left, and she hath gleaned, and ye do not push against her.'

Ruth 2:17 And she gleaneth in the field till the evening, and beateth out that which she hath gleaned, and it is about an ephah of barley;

Ruth 2:18 and she taketh <FI>it<Fi> up, and goeth into the city, and her mother-in-law seeth that which she hath gleaned, and she bringeth out and giveth to her that which she left from her satiety.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "surely", "cast", "handfuls--and", "left", "hath", "gleaned", "push", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "surely" and "cast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And she riseth to glean and Boaz..." into verse 17's "And she gleaneth in the field till...", so "surely" and "cast" 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 "surely" and "cast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.