Midrash for Ruth 2:16
וְגַ֛ם שֹׁל־תָּשֹׁ֥לּוּ לָ֖הּ מִן־הַצְּבָתִ֑ים וַעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם וְלִקְּטָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִגְעֲרוּ־בָֽהּ׃
And also pull out some for her of purpose from the bundles, and leave it, and let her glean, and rebuke her not.’
Ruth Rabbah
“She rose to glean, and Boaz commanded his young men, saying: Let her glean among the sheaves as well, and do not shame her. Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave them, and let her glean, and do not rebuke her” (Ruth 2:15-16).
“She rose to glean…also pull out some for her from the bundles.” Rabbi Yoḥanan was scattering sela coins so Rabbi Shimon bar Ba could acquire them. Rabbeinu195Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi would declare grits ownerless so Rabbi Shimon ben Ḥalafta could acquire them.
“She rose to glean…also pull out some for her from the bundles.” Rabbi Yoḥanan was scattering sela coins so Rabbi Shimon bar Ba could acquire them. Rabbeinu195Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi would declare grits ownerless so Rabbi Shimon ben Ḥalafta could acquire them.
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