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Ruth 2:16

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2:16Make sure you pull out68 ears of grain for her and drop them so she can gather them up. Don’t tell her not to!”69

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  1. 68 The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb for emphasis. Here שָׁלַל (shalal, “pull out”) is a homonym of the more common Hebrew verb meaning “to plunder.” An Arabic cognate is used of drawing a sword out of a scabbard (see 1021 ).
  2. 69 Heb “do not rebuke her” (so , ); “don’t speak harshly to her”; “don’t give her a hard time.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And also pull out some from the bundles for her and leave it for her to glean, and do not rebuke her.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke her.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Pull out some stalks from the bundles for her and leave them for her to gather. Don’t rebuke her.”

NLTNew Living Translation

And pull out some heads of barley from the bundles and drop them on purpose for her. Let her pick them up, and don’t give her a hard time!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And also pull out for her from your bundles and leave it so that she may glean—and do not rebuke her.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.