Ruth 2:13-15

New King James Version

¹³Then she said, ^(A)“Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken ^[a]kindly to your maidservant, ^(B)though I am not like one of your maidservants.”

¹⁴Now 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 ^(C)was satisfied, and kept some back. ¹⁵And 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.

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Footnotes

Ruth 2:13 Lit. to the heart of
Ruth 2:15 Gather after the reapers
Ruth 2:15 rebuke

Ruth 2:13-15

English Standard Version

¹³Then she said, ^(A)“I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”

¹⁴And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until ^(B)she was satisfied, and she had some left over. ¹⁵When she rose to glean, Boaz instructed his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.

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Ruth 2:13-15

New International Version

¹³“May I continue to find favor in your eyes,^(A) 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.”

¹⁴At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread^(B) and dip it in the wine vinegar.”

When she sat down with the harvesters,^(C) he offered her some roasted grain.^(D) She ate all she wanted and had some left over.^(E) ¹⁵As she got up to glean, Boaz gave orders to his men, “Let her gather among the sheaves^(F) and don’t reprimand her.