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Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven’t I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn.”
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 9. Thee. The men tied the corn after the female reapers, ( Calmet.) and Ruth was authorized to follow, close at their heels, without fear. Bible.—The waters. This is not expressed in Hebrew but it is in the Septuagint and the Chal. Calmet.—The privilege of having water in those countries was very considerable. Menochius.
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