וַאֲמַרַת אֶצְבּוֹר כְּעַן וְאֶכְנוֹשׁ שׁוּבְלִין בַּאֲלוּמַּיָּא מָה דְּמִשְׁתְּאַר בָּתַר חָצוֹדַיָּא וַאֲתָת וְקַמַת וְאִתְעַכְּבִית כְּעַן מִקֳּדָם צַפְרָא וְעַד כְּעַן פּוֹן זְעֵיר דֵּין דְּיָתְבָא בְּבֵיתָא צִבְחַר.
1. gathered among the sheaves | וְאָסַפְתִּי בָעֳמָרִים – See R"Y Kara. Alternatively: "gathered into sheaves" (Malbim, understanding that Rut bundled the ears into sheaves), or: "gathered the sheaves", with the verse speaking of the mitzvah of "שכחה", gathering an entire sheaf that has been forgotten in the field (Rashi).
2. stood | וַתַּעֲמוֹד – The word might be meant literally, that Rut stood on her feet all morning, working steadily. Alternatively, Rut might have stood, waiting to get permission to glean from the field's owner.
3. sitting in the house only a little | זֶה שִׁבְתָּהּ הַבַּיִת מְעָט – See Ibn Ezra and Rid, who understand the statement to be highlighting Rut's diligence, that she hardly took a break to rest in the "בַּיִת", some sort of shelter in the field. Cf. Lekach Tov, Pseudo-Rashi and Shadal that "הַבַּיִת" refers to Naomi's house, and that the servant is saying that Boaz does not recognize Rut for she has only been sitting in Naomi's house a short while. R"Y Kara (quoting R. Menachem b. Chalbo), instead suggests that the verse be read as if written, "זה מעט לשבתה הבית", "it is only a little for the one sitting in the house". He presents the servant as saying that Boaz should not mind Rut's gleaning, for though she gathered all day, it is just a little that she will be bringing to Naomi.