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Ruth 2:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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

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Ministry on This Verse

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Deut. 24:19‑21• ¹⁹When thou reapest thy harvest in thy field, and forgettest a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not return to fetch it; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the work of thy hands.
²⁰When thou shakest thine olive-tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow.
²¹When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterwards; it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. (Deut. 24:19‑21)

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Psa. 112:9• ⁹He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor;{HR}His righteousness standeth forever,{HR}His horn shall be exalted with glory. (Psa. 112:9)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that hath pity on the poor lendeth to Jehovah;{HR}And his bestowal will he pay him again. (Prov. 19:17)

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Matt. 25:40• ⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did [it] to me. (Matt. 25:40)

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Rom. 12:13• ¹³communicating to the wants of the saints, pursuing hospitality. (Rom. 12:13)

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2 Cor. 8:5‑11• ⁵and this not as we hoped, but their own selves they gave first to the Lord and to us by the will of God;
⁶so that we exhorted Titus, that, even as he before began, so he would also complete as to you this grace also;
⁷but as ye abound in everything, faith and word and knowledge and all diligence and love from you to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.
⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but through the diligence of others proving the genuineness of your love also.
⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he being rich became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might become rich.
¹⁰And I give an opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before not only the doing, but also to be willing a year ago.
¹¹But now also complete the doing, that even as the readiness of the willing [was there], so also the completing [may be] out of what ye have. (2 Cor. 8:5‑11)

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Philem. 7• ⁷For we have great joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed through thee, brother. (Philem. 7)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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1 John 3:17‑18• ¹⁷But whoso may have the world's means of living, and behold his brother having need, and shut up his bowels from him, how abideth the love of God in him?
¹⁸Dear children, let us not love with word nor with the tongue, but in deed and truth. (1 John 3:17‑18)

• This is very beautiful, and shows the loving thought of our Lord. Have we not found just such handfuls of comfort, little suspecting whence they came? We have found some precious assurance, some view of God's love and grace. We say we found it, but it was let fall on purpose for us. The word of God is full of such handfuls of grace left on purpose for the needy soul. (“Ruth 2:1-17” by S. Ridout)

• Nor is it a niggard supply; handfuls are strewed everywhere, an abundant supply. We will ever find that the amount is measured not by the supply, but by the faith of the gatherer. (“Ruth 2:1-17” by S. Ridout)

• May we not gather a lesson for servants and ministry in these handfuls let fall of purpose? Do they not suggest that in all ministry there should be a word for the simplest and the poorest? (“Ruth 2:1-17” by S. Ridout)

• The special need of individuals will call for special directions from the Lord. How near the servant must be to the Master, if in the course of his service, he is to know how to let fall a special handful, for a special need, without “reproach” and without “rebuke.” (“Ruth 2: Ruth the Gleaner” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And ye shall also sometimes draw outa for her some ears out of the handfulsb, and leave them that she may glean, and rebuke her not.

JND Translation Notes

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a

According to others, "let fall."

b

Or "sheaves"; the word is only found in this place.

W. Kelly Translation

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And ye shall also sometimes draw out for her some ears out of the handfuls, and leave them that she may glean, and rebuke her not.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)