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Ruth 2:4-17
Lexham English Bible
Ruth 2:4-17
Lexham English Bible
4 And look, Boaz came from Bethlehem and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” And they said to him, “May Yahweh bless you.” 5 And Boaz said to his servant in charge of the reapers,[a] “To whom does this young woman belong?” 6 And the servant in charge of the reapers[b] said, “She is a Moabite girl returning with Naomi from the countryside of Moab. 7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and let me gather among the sheaves behind the reapers.’ So she came and remained from the morning up to now. She is sitting for a little while in the house.”[c]
8 And Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen carefully,[d] my daughter, go no longer to glean in another field. Moreover, do not leave from this one, but stay close[e] with my young women. 9 Keep your eyes on the field that they reap and go after them. Have I not ordered the servants not to bother you? And if you get thirsty, you shall go to the containers and drink from where the servants have drawn.” 10 And she fell on her face and bowed down to the ground and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes by recognizing me—for I am a foreigner?” 11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband was fully told to me. How you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and you went to a people that you did not know before.[f] 12 May Yahweh reward your work and may a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you came to take refuge.” 13 And she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and have spoken kindly to your servant,[g] and I am not one of your servants.”
14 And Boaz said to her at mealtime,[h] “Come here and eat from the bread and dip your morsel in the wine vinegar.” So she sat beside the gleaners, and he offered to her roasted grain. And she ate and was satisfied, and she had some left over. 15 And she got up to glean, and Boaz instructed his servants saying, “Let her also glean between the sheaves and do not reproach her. 16 And also pull out for her from your bundles and leave it so that she may glean—and do not rebuke her.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until the evening and she beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
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- Ruth 2:5 Literally “the one standing over the reapers”
- Ruth 2:6 Literally “the servant the one standing over the reapers”
- Ruth 2:7 Literally “this one she is sitting a little in the house”
- Ruth 2:8 Literally, “You have heard”
- Ruth 2:8 Literally “cling”
- Ruth 2:11 Literally “yesterday three days ago”
- Ruth 2:13 Literally “on the heart of your servant”
- Ruth 2:14 Literally “at the time of the food”
Ruth 2:4-17
New King James Version
Ruth 2:4-17
New King James Version
4 Now behold, Boaz came from (A)Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, (B)“The Lord be with you!”
And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!”
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
6 So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman (C)who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7 And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house.”
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, “You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women. 9 Let your eyes be on the field which they reap, and go after them. Have I not commanded the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.”
10 So she (D)fell on her face, bowed down to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found (E)favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, “It has been fully reported to me, (F)all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before. 12 (G)The Lord repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the Lord God of Israel, (H)under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
13 Then she said, (I)“Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken [a]kindly to your maidservant, (J)though I am not like one of your maidservants.”
14 Now Boaz said to her at mealtime, “Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed parched grain to her; and she ate and (K)was satisfied, and kept some back. 15 And when she rose up to [b]glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not [c]reproach her. 16 Also let grain from the bundles fall purposely for her; leave it that she may glean, and do not rebuke her.”
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of (L)barley.
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Ruth 2:4-17
New International Version
Ruth 2:4-17
New International Version
4 Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, “The Lord be with you!(A)”
“The Lord bless you!(B)” they answered.
5 Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?”
6 The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite(C) who came back from Moab with Naomi. 7 She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves(D) behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest(E) in the shelter.”
8 So Boaz said to Ruth, “My daughter, listen to me. Don’t go and glean in another field and don’t go away from here. Stay here with the women who work for me. 9 Watch the field where the men are harvesting, and follow along after the women. I have told the men not to lay a hand on you. And whenever you are thirsty, go and get a drink from the water jars the men have filled.”
10 At this, she bowed down with her face to the ground.(F) She asked him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me(G)—a foreigner?(H)”
11 Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law(I) since the death of your husband(J)—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know(K) before.(L) 12 May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord,(M) the God of Israel,(N) under whose wings(O) you have come to take refuge.(P)”
13 “May I continue to find favor in your eyes,(Q) my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”
14 At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread(R) and dip it in the wine vinegar.”
When she sat down with the harvesters,(S) he offered her some roasted grain.(T) She ate all she wanted and had some left over.(U) 15 As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves(V) and don’t reprimand her. 16 Even pull out some stalks for her from the bundles and leave them for her to pick up, and don’t rebuke(W) her.”
17 So Ruth gleaned in the field until evening. Then she threshed(X) the barley she had gathered, and it amounted to about an ephah.[a](Y)
Footnotes
- Ruth 2:17 That is, probably about 30 pounds or about 13 kilograms
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