2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# the Moabite woman
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2022-10-31 13:51:33 +00:00
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"the woman from Moab"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# glean what remains among the ears of grain
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2022-10-31 19:12:40 +00:00
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"pick up the kernels of grain that the harvesters leave behind"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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# the ears
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"the heads" or "the stalks." The "ears" are the parts of a grain plant that contain the grain.
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2022-10-31 13:51:33 +00:00
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# anyone in whose eyes I will find favor
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2022-10-31 13:51:33 +00:00
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"anyone who will be kind to me" or "anyone who will give me me permission to glean"
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2022-10-31 13:51:33 +00:00
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# my daughter
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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2022-10-31 13:51:33 +00:00
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Ruth was caring for Naomi as if she were her own mother, so Naomi called her "daughter".
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2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
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