Ruth 2:6

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And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:

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Interpretation

The pious and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly persons in Israel. Such language as this is seldom heard in our field; too often, on the contrary, what is immoral and corrupt.

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This thought runs through Ruth 2:4-8.

Ruth 2:4 Ruth 2:5 Ruth 2:6 Ruth 2:7 Ruth 2:8

Glossary

Naomi Person: The lovable; my delight, the wife of Elimelech, and mother of Mahlon and Chilion, and mother-in-law of Ruth (1:2, 20, 21; 2:1).
Moab Place: Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.