Rut 2:2 | TNotes | STEP | 2:2 to pick up the stalks of grain left behind: Harvesters were to leave some grain for the poor to glean (see Lev 19:9-10 ; 23:22 ; Deut 24:19-22 ). God provided the poor with food.

bLev 19:9-10►

dDeut 24:19-22►

‏ Ruth 2:2

2:2 ^a to pick up the stalks of grain left behind: Harvesters were to leave some grain for the poor to glean (see Lev 19:9-10 ^b; 23:22 ^c; Deut 24:19-22 ^d). God provided the poor with food.