Ruth 2:11-12

11 En Boaz antwoordde en zeide tot haar: Het is mij wel aangezegd alles, wat gij bij uw schoonmoeder gedaan hebt, na de dood uws mans, en hebt uw vader en uw moeder, en het land uwer geboorte verlaten, en zijt heengegaan tot een volk, dat gij van te voren niet kendet.

12 De HEERE vergelde u uw daad en uw loon zij volkomen, van den HEERE, den God Israels, onder wiens vleugelen gij gekomen zijt om toevlucht te nemen!

Ruth 2:11-12 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO RUTH 2

In this chapter we have an account of Ruth's gleaning corn in the fields of Boaz, a relation of Naomi, Ru 2:1-3, and of Boaz coming to his reapers, whom he saluted in a very kind manner; and observing a woman gleaning after them, inquired of them who she was, and they informed him, Ru 2:4-9, upon which he addressed himself to her, and gave her leave to glean in his field, and desired her to go nowhere else, and bid her eat and drink with his servants, Ru 2:8-14 and gave directions to his servants to let her glean, and to let fall some of the handfuls on purpose, that she might gather them up, Ru 2:15-17 and then an account is given of her returning to her mother-in-law with her gleanings, to whom she related where she had gleaned, who was owner of the field, and what he had said to her, upon which Naomi gave her advice, Ru 2:18-23.