Ruth 2:15

New English Translation

¹⁵When she got up to gather grain, Boaz told^[a] his male servants, “Let her gather grain even among^[b] the bundles. Don’t chase her off!^[c]

Ruth 2:15 tn Or “commanded” (so KJV, NASB, NCV).
Ruth 2:15 tn Heb “even between”; NCV “even around.”
Ruth 2:15 tn Heb “do not humiliate her”; cf. KJV “reproach her not”; NASB “do not insult her”; NIV “don’t embarrass her.” This probably refers to a verbal rebuke which would single her out and embarrass her (see v. 16). See R. L. Hubbard, Jr., Ruth (NICOT), 176-77, and F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther (WBC), 126.

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