RUTH 2:15 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἀνέστη τοῦ συλλέγειν· καὶ ἐνετείλατο Βοὸζ τοῖς παιδαρίοις αὐτοῦ, λέγων, καί γε ἀναμέσον τῶν δραγμάτων συλλεγέτω, καὶ μὴ καταισχύνητε αὐτήν·
(Kai anestaʸ tou sullegein; kai eneteilato Booz tois paidariois autou, legōn, kai ge anameson tōn dragmatōn sullegetō, kai maʸ kataisⱪunaʸte autaʸn; )

BrTr And she rose up to glean; and Booz charged his young men, saying, Let her even glean among the sheaves, and reproach her not.

ULT Then she got up to glean. Then Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the bundles, and do not shame her.

UST After she stood up to go back to work, Boaz ordered his workers, “Even if she gathers some grain near the bundles of grain that you have cut, do not tell her to stop doing that.

OEB When she rose to glean, Boaz gave this order to his young men: ‘Let her glean even among the sheaves and do not disturb her.

WEBBE When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even amongst the sheaves, and don’t reproach her.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When she got up to gather grain, Boaz told his male servants, “Let her gather grain even among the bundles! Don’t chase her off!

LSV And she rises to glean, and Boaz charges his young men, saying, “Even between the sheaves she gleans, and you do not cause her to blush;

FBV After Ruth went back to work Boaz told his men, “Let her pick up grain even among the sheaves. Don't say anything to embarrass her.

T4T As she stood up to start gathering grain again, Boaz ordered his workers, “Even if she gathers some grain near the bundles of grain that have been cut, do not scold her.

LEB And she got up to glean, and Boaz instructed his servants saying, “Let her also glean between the sheaves and do not reproach her.

BBE And when she got ready to take up the grain, Boaz gave his young men orders, saying, Let her take it even from among the cut grain, and say nothing to her.

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JPS And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying: 'Let her glean even among the sheaves, and put her not to shame.

ASV And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not.

DRA And she arose from thence, to glean the ears of corn as before. And Booz commanded his servants, saying: If she would even reap with you, hinder her not:

YLT 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;

Drby And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and ye shall not reproach her.

RV And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not.

SLT And she will rise up to gather, and Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Also she shall gather between the sheaves, and ye shall not shame her:

Wbstr And when she had risen to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:

KJB-1769 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not:[fn]

2.15 reproach…: Heb. shame her not

KJB-1611 And when shee was risen vp to gleane, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her gleane euen among the sheaues, & [fn]reproch her not.
(And when she was risen up to gleane, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her gleane even among the sheaves, and reproach her not.)

2:15 Heb. shame her not.

Bshps And when she was rysen vp to gather, Booz comaunded his young men, saying: Let her gather euen among the sheaues, and rebuke her not.
(And when she was risen up to gather, Booz commanded his young men, saying: Let her gather even among the sheaves, and rebuke her not.)

Gnva And when she arose to gleane, Boaz commanded his seruants, saying, Let her gather among the sheaues, and doe not rebuke her.
(And when she arose to gleane, Boaz commanded his servants, saying, Let her gather among the sheaves, and do not rebuke her. )

Cvdl And wha she rose to gather, Boos commaunded his seruauntes, and sayde: Let her gather betwene the sheues also, and do her no dishonestye:
(And what she rose to gather, Boos commanded his servants, and said: Let her gather between the sheaves also, and do her no dishonesty:)

Wycl And sche roos fro thennus to gadere eeris of corn bi custom. Forsothe Booz comaundide to hise children, and seide, Also if sche wole repe with you,
(And she rose from thence to gather ears of corn by custom. For_certain/Truly Booz commanded to his children, and said, Also if she will reap with you,)

Luth Und da sie sich aufmachte zu lesen, gebot Boas seinen Knaben und sprach: Lasset sie auch zwischen den Garben lesen und beschämet sie nicht!
(And there they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves opense to/for read, commanded Boas his boys/lads and spoke: Let they/she/them also between the sheaves read and beshamet they/she/them not!)

ClVg Atque inde surrexit, ut spicas ex more colligeret. Præcepit autem Booz pueris suis, dicens: Etiamsi vobiscum metere voluerit, ne prohibeatis eam:
(Atque therefore/from_there rose/got_up, as ears_of_corn from more neckgeret. He_commanded however Booz children to_his_own, saying: Yessi with_you(pl) metere wanted, not prohibeatis her: )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–23: Ruth gathered grain in a field belonging to Boaz

This third section in the book of Ruth tells how Ruth met Boaz. Since Naomi and Ruth were poor at this time, Ruth asked Naomi for permission to glean in the grain fields in order to find them some food.

Ruth chose a field in which to glean. Although she did not know it, the man who owned that field, Boaz, was a relative of Elimelech. Boaz had heard about Ruth already, but he had not met her. He was sympathetic and kind to her that day, and told her to continue to work in his field during the rest of the harvest time.

That evening, Ruth returned home and told Naomi that the owner of the field where she had gleaned was called Boaz and that he had treated her well. Naomi was very pleased. She encouraged Ruth to continue to work there just as Boaz had invited her to do.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Ruth Meets Boaz (ESV)

Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz (NET)

2:15a

When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men,

After she left to continue gleaning. Boaz commanded his workers,
Then Ruth got up to gather some more grain. Boaz said to his servants,

When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men: The Hebrew is not clear about the order in which these two events happened. It literally says, “And she got up to glean and Boaz commanded his men.” Most English translations other than the BSB are ambiguous about the time sequence. It is better to assume that Ruth got up while the others were still eating and then Boaz spoke to his men about her. Boaz probably would not talk to his men about her while she was still close by.

Here is a way to express the probable time sequence:

After she had left to go and gather grain, Boaz ordered the workers (GNT)

his young men: This phrase refers to Boaz’s field workers.

2:15b

“Even if she gathers among the sheaves,

“If she picks up grain near the bundles of harvested/cut grain,
“Let that young woman gather grain near the harvested/grain sheaves.

Even if she gathers among the sheaves: This clause implies that Boaz wanted Ruth to be able to gather grain among the sheaves. In many languages, it may be best to translate this as a command directed to the harvest workers. For example:

Allow/Permit her to glean among the sheaves

Let her gather even among the piles of cut grain. (NCV)

the sheaves: The sheaves were bundles of cut grain. Normally gleaners would only pick up grain in the part of the field that the workers had finished clearing. They would not pick up grain right near the sheaves.

2:15c

do not insult her.

do not humiliate/shame her.
Do not speak harshly to her.

do not insult her: The Hebrew word that the BSB translates as insult means “humiliate.” In this context, it probably refers to a verbal rebuke that would humiliate someone.

Here are some other ways to translate this:

do not reproach her (NRSV)

don’t embarrass her (NIV84)

do not make her feel bad

don’t say anything to stop her (GNT)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יְצַו֩ בֹּ֨עַז אֶת־נְעָרָ֜י⁠ו

and=he/it_commanded Boˊaz DOM servants_of,his

When Boaz spoke to his workers, it is likely that Ruth was far enough away that she did not hear Boaz’s instructions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include this information. Alternate translation: [Then Boaz privately instructed his young men]

Note 2 topic: translate-unknown

גַּ֣ם בֵּ֧ין הָֽ⁠עֳמָרִ֛ים

also/yet between the,sheaves

Here, the word even lets the workers know that they are to do above and beyond what they normally do. People who were gleaning were normally forbidden from working close to the harvested grain because then it would be easy for them to steal from the grain that was already harvested. But Boaz instructs his workers to let Ruth glean close to the bundles of harvested grain. Alternate translation: [among the bundles as well]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠לֹ֥א תַכְלִימֽוּ⁠הָ

and=not you(pl),must_humiliate_her

Boaz is referring to shaming Ruth by scolding her verbally. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and do not shame her by saying that she should stop]

Parallel RUTH 2:15

Section 2:1–23: Ruth gathered grain in a field belonging to Boaz

2:15a

2:15b

2:15c

The Setting of Ruth