Ruth 2:2
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2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain behind someone in whose sight I may find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”(A)
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Leviticus 23:22
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22 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and for the alien: I am the Lord your God.”(A)
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Leviticus 19:9
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9 “When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.(A)
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Deuteronomy 24:19-21
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19 “When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your undertakings.(A) 20 When you beat your olive trees, do not strip what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the widow.(B)
21 “When you gather the grapes of your vineyard, do not glean what is left; it shall be for the alien, the orphan, and the widow.
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Ruth 2:7
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7 She said, ‘Please, let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the reapers.’ So she came, and she has been on her feet from early this morning until now without resting even for a moment.”[a]
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- 2.7 Compare Gk Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Leviticus 19:16
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16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand idly by when the blood[a] of your neighbor is at stake: I am the Lord.(A)
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- 19.16 Heb stand against the blood
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