And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Study Helps
Interpretation
It encourages industry, that in all labour, even that of gleaning, there is profit. Ruth was pleased with what she gained by her own industry, and was careful to secure it.
Glossary
- Ruth Person
- A friend, a Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, whose father, Elimelech, had settled in the land of Moab.