“Where did you gather all this grain today?” Naomi asked. “Where did you work? May the Lord bless the one who helped you!” So Ruth told her mother-in-law about the man in whose field she had worked. She said, “The man I worked with today is named Boaz.”

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Blessed be he who took notice of you. —Naomi easily perceives that the quantity of corn brought home is unusually large, and that …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And her mother in law said to her, where have you gleaned
today ?
&c.] In what part o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It encourages industry, for in all labor, even that of gleaning, there is profit. Ruth was pleased with what she gained by her own industry, and wa…