Ruth 2:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

She bowed down with her face to the ground and said to him, "Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you notice me—a foreigner?"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, seeing I am a stranger?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then she fell{H5307} on her face,{H6440} and bowed{H7812} herself to the ground,{H776} and said{H559} unto him, Why have I found{H4672} favor{H2580} in thy sight,{H5869} that thou shouldest take knowledge{H5234} of me, seeing I am a foreigner?{H5237}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then she fell{H5307}{(H8799)} on her face{H6440}, and bowed{H7812}{(H8691)} herself to the ground{H776}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Why have I found{H4672}{(H8804)} grace{H2580} in thine eyes{H5869}, that thou shouldest take knowledge{H5234}{(H8687)} of me, seeing I am a stranger{H5237}?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then fell she downe vpon hir face, and bowed hir self downe to the earth, and sayde vnto him: How haue I founde this fauoure in yi sighte, that thou woldest knowe me, which am yet a straunger?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then shee fell on her face, and bowed her selfe to the ground, and said vnto him, How haue I found fauour in thine eyes, that thou shouldest know me, seeing I am a stranger?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed her selfe to the ground, and sayde vnto him: Howe is it that I haue founde grace in thyne eyes, & that thou shouldest knowe me, seing I am an aliaunt?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I [am] a stranger?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And she falleth on her face, and boweth herself to the earth, and saith unto him, `Wherefore have I found grace in thine eyes, to discern me, and I a stranger?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then she went down on her face to the earth, and said to him, Why have I grace in your eyes, that you give attention to me, seeing I am from a strange people?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, "Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Ruth knelt before him with her forehead to the ground and said to him,“Why are you so kind and so attentive to me, even though I am a foreigner?”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 25:23 : 23 When Abigail saw David, she hurriedly dismounted from her donkey, fell facedown at David’s feet, and bowed to the ground with deep respect.
  • 2 Sam 9:8 : 8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, "What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?"
  • Rom 12:10 : 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
  • Gen 18:2 : 2 Looking up, he saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to meet them and bowed down to the ground.
  • Ruth 2:2 : 2 Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields and gather leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor." Naomi said to her, "Go ahead, my daughter."
  • Ruth 2:13 : 13 She said, "May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord, because you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant—even though I am not one of your servants."
  • 2 Sam 19:28 : 28 'Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what seems good to you.'
  • Isa 56:3-8 : 3 Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, 'The LORD will surely exclude me from His people.' And let no eunuch say, 'I am a dry tree.' 4 For this is what the LORD says: 'To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold tightly to my covenant, 5 I will give them within my house and within my walls a place and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.' 6 And to the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to serve Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants—all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold firmly to my covenant— 7 'I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.' 8 The Sovereign LORD declares, 'The One who gathers the dispersed of Israel: I will gather others to them besides those already gathered.'
  • Matt 15:22-28 : 22 A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is suffering terribly from demon possession.” 23 But Jesus did not answer her a word. So his disciples came to him, urging him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” 24 He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” 25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me!” 26 He replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” 27 She said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” 28 Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that moment.
  • Matt 25:35 : 35 For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you took me in;
  • Luke 1:43 : 43 And how has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
  • Luke 1:48 : 48 because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of His servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed.
  • Luke 7:6-7 : 6 So Jesus went with them. When He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to Him, 'Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.' 7 That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But speak a word, and my servant will be healed.
  • Luke 17:16-18 : 16 He fell face down at Jesus’ feet, thanking him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus replied, 'Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?' 18 Was no one found to return and give glory to God except this foreigner?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ruth 2:11-15
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    82%

    11 Boaz replied, "It has been fully reported to me all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people you did not know before.

    12 May the LORD reward you for what you have done. May you receive a full reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.

    13 She said, "May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord, because you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant—even though I am not one of your servants."

    14 At mealtime, Boaz said to her, "Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the vinegar." So she sat beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain. She ate, was satisfied, and had some leftover.

    15 When she got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, "Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.

  • Ruth 2:1-9
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    78%

    1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side, a prominent and wealthy man of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz.

    2 Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields and gather leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor." Naomi said to her, "Go ahead, my daughter."

    3 So she went out, entered a field, and began to glean behind the harvesters. By chance, she found herself working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the family of Elimelech.

    4 Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "The LORD be with you!" They responded, "The LORD bless you!"

    5 Boaz asked the servant who was in charge of the harvesters, "Whose young woman is this?"

    6 The servant replied, "She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

    7 "She asked, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.' She came and has been working steadily from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter."

    8 So Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Do not go to glean in another field, and do not leave this one. Stay close to my young women.

    9 Keep your eyes on the field they are harvesting and follow after them. I have ordered the young men not to touch you. When you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled."

  • Ruth 2:18-23
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    77%

    18 She carried it back to town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gleaned. Ruth also brought out and gave Naomi what she had leftover after she had eaten her fill.

    19 Her mother-in-law asked her, "Where did you glean today? Where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you." Then Ruth told her mother-in-law about the one at whose field she had worked. She said, "The man's name I worked with today is Boaz."

    20 Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead." She added, "That man is a close relative of ours; he is one of our kinsman-redeemers."

    21 Then Ruth the Moabite said, "He even told me, 'Stay close to my harvesters until they have finished all my harvest.'"

    22 Naomi said to Ruth, her daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, so that you may not be harmed in another field."

    23 So Ruth stayed close to the young women of Boaz to glean until the barley harvest and the wheat harvest were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

  • Ruth 3:5-11
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    5 And she said to her, 'I will do everything you say.'

    6 So she went down to the threshing floor and did everything her mother-in-law had instructed her.

    7 When Boaz had finished eating and drinking and was in good spirits, he went to lie down at the far end of the grain pile. Then she came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

    8 In the middle of the night, the man was startled and turned over; there was a woman lying at his feet!

    9 He asked, 'Who are you?' She answered, 'I am Ruth, your servant. Spread the corner of your garment over your servant, for you are a guardian-redeemer.'

    10 He said, 'May you be blessed by the LORD, my daughter. You have shown great kindness now, even greater than before, by not pursuing younger men, whether rich or poor.'

    11 And now, my daughter, do not be afraid. I will do for you everything you ask, for everyone in town knows that you are a woman of noble character.

  • Ruth 3:14-17
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    74%

    14 So she lay at his feet until morning but got up before anyone could recognize another. For he said, 'Let it not be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.'

    15 And he said, 'Bring me the cloak that you are wearing and hold it out.' So she held it out, and he measured out six measures of barley and placed it on her. Then he went into the town.

    16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, 'How did it go, my daughter?' Then she told her everything the man had done for her.

    17 She added, 'He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, “Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.”'

  • Ruth 3:1-3
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    72%

    1 Then Naomi, her mother-in-law, said to her, 'My daughter, should I not seek a home for you where you will be well taken care of?'

    2 Now is not Boaz, our relative, with whose young women you have been working? Tonight, he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor.

    3 Wash, anoint yourself, and put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but do not let him know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

  • Ruth 1:9
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    9 May the LORD grant that each of you will find rest in the home of another husband." She kissed them goodbye, and they lifted up their voices and wept.

  • Gen 33:10
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    10 Jacob said, 'No, please, if I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. Seeing your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have accepted me.'

  • Gen 24:48
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    48 Then I bowed down and worshiped the Lord. I praised the Lord, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right path to take the daughter of my master’s kinsman for his son.

  • 1 Sam 1:18
    70%

    18 She said, 'May your servant find favor in your eyes.' Then she went her way, and she ate, and her face was no longer downcast.

  • 2 Sam 14:4
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    4 When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, prostrated herself, and said, "Help, O king!"

  • 2 Sam 14:22
    70%

    22 Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage, and he blessed the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant’s request."

  • Ruth 1:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

    6 Naomi arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the fields of Moab because she had heard in Moab that the LORD had attended to His people by providing them with food.

    7 She left the place where she had been living, along with her two daughters-in-law, and they began to travel on the road back to the land of Judah.

  • Ruth 1:15
    69%

    15 Naomi said, "Look, your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Return with her."

  • Gen 18:3
    69%

    3 He said, 'My Lord, if I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass by Your servant.'

  • Gen 24:14
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    14 May it be that when I say to a young woman, 'Please let down your jar so that I may drink,' and she says, 'Drink, and I'll water your camels too,' let her be the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."

  • Gen 19:19
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    19 "Your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you have shown great kindness to me by sparing my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains; this disaster will overtake me, and I’ll die.

  • 1 Sam 25:41
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    41 Abigail got up, bowed with her face to the ground, and said, 'Here is your servant, ready to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.'

  • Judg 6:17
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    17 Gideon replied, 'If I have found favor in your sight, give me a sign that it is really you speaking to me.'

  • Ruth 4:14
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    14 The women said to Naomi, 'Praise the Lord, who has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer today. May his name become famous in Israel!'

  • Ruth 4:11
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    11 All the people who were at the gate and the elders said, 'We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem.'

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