Ruth 2:21
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Then Ruth the Moabite said, "He even told me, 'Stay close to my harvesters until they have finished all my harvest.'"
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And th the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Ruth{H7327} the Moabitess{H4125} said,{H559} Yea, he said{H559} unto me, Thou shalt keep fast{H1692} by my young men,{H5288} until they have ended{H3615} all my harvest.{H7105}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Ruth{H7327} the Moabitess{H4125} said{H559}{(H8799)}, He said{H559}{(H8804)} unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast{H1692}{(H8799)} by my young men{H5288}, until they have ended{H3615}{(H8765)} all my harvest{H7105}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Ruth the Moabitisse saide: He saide morouer vnto me: Thou shalt resorte vnto my seruauntes, tyll they haue made an ende of all my haruest.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Ruth the Moabitesse said, He said also certainely vnto mee, Thou shalt be with my seruants, vntill they haue ended all mine haruest.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Ruth the Moabitesse sayd: he sayd vnto me also, Thou shalt be with my young men, vntil they haue ended al my haruest.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Ruth the Moabitess said, Yes, he said to me, You shall keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And Ruth the Moabitess saith, `Also he surely said unto me, Near the young people whom I have thou dost cleave till they have completed the whole of the harvest which I have.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And Ruth the Moabitess said, Yea, he said unto me, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Ruth the Moabitess said, Yea, he said unto me, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And Ruth the Moabitess said, Truly, he said to me, Keep near my young men till all my grain is cut.
World English Bible (2000)
Ruth the Moabitess said, "Yes, he said to me, 'You shall stay close to my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Ruth the Moabite replied,“He even told me,‘You may go along beside my servants until they have finished gathering all my harvest!’”
Referenced Verses
- Ruth 2:7-8 : 7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came and has continued even from the morning until now, except she rested a little in the house. 8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, Do you not hear, my daughter? Do not go to glean in another field or leave this place, but stay here close to my maidens.
- Ruth 2:22 : 22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, that they may not meet you in any other field.
- Song 1:7-8 : 7 Tell me, O you whom my soul loves, where you feed, where you make your flock to rest at noon. Why should I be like one who turns aside by the flocks of your companions? 8 If you do not know, O fairest among women, follow the trail of the flock, and feed your young goats beside the shepherds' tents.
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Ruth 2:22-232 verses87%
22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, that they may not meet you in any other field.
23 So she stayed close by the maidens of Boaz to glean until the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest and lived with her mother-in-law.
- Ruth 2:1-99 verses85%
1 And Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
2 And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
3 So she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and her chance was to happen upon a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless you.
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, Whose young woman is this?
6 And the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish young woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.
7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came and has continued even from the morning until now, except she rested a little in the house.
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, Do you not hear, my daughter? Do not go to glean in another field or leave this place, but stay here close to my maidens.
9 Let your eyes be on the field that they do reap, and follow after them. Have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.
- Ruth 1:21-222 verses80%
21 I went out full, and the LORD has brought me back empty: why then call me Naomi, seeing the LORD has testified against me, and the Almighty has afflicted me?
22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned from the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.
- Ruth 2:17-204 verses80%
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
18 Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out and gave to her what she had reserved after she was satisfied.
19 And her mother-in-law said to her, Where have you gleaned today? And where have you worked? Blessed be he who took notice of you. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz.
20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, This man is a relative of ours, one of our nearest kinsmen.
- Ruth 3:8-103 verses78%
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
9 And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.
10 And he said, Blessed are you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether poor or rich.
- Ruth 1:4-1916 verses78%
4 And they took wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they lived there about ten years.
5 And Mahlon and Chilion both died; and the woman was left without her two sons and her husband.
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, to return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
7 Therefore she went out from where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 The LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voices and wept.
10 And they said to her, Surely we will return with you to your people.
11 And Naomi said, Turn back, my daughters: why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 Turn back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and also bear sons;
13 Would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.
14 And they lifted up their voices and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother-in-law, but Ruth held onto her.
15 And she said, Behold, your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and to her gods: return after your sister-in-law.
16 And Ruth said, Do not urge me to leave you, or to turn back from following you: for where you go, I will go; and where you stay, I will stay: your people shall be my people, and your God my God:
17 Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, if anything but death parts you and me.
18 When she saw that she was determined to go with her, then she stopped speaking to her.
19 So the two of them went until they came to Bethlehem. And it came to pass, when they had come to Bethlehem, that all the city was stirred because of them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
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5 Then Boaz said, 'The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.'
- Ruth 3:1-22 verses77%
1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
2 And now, is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor.
- Ruth 4:9-102 verses77%
9 Then Boaz said to the elders and all the people, 'You are witnesses this day that I have bought all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon from the hand of Naomi.
10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of Mahlon, I have acquired as my wife to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from his brethren or from the gate of his place. You are witnesses this day.'
- Ruth 2:13-153 verses75%
13 Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me, and you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.
14 And Boaz said to her, At mealtime come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece in the vinegar. So she sat beside the reapers, and he handed her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied, and left some.
15 And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.
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11 And Boaz answered and said to her, It has fully been shown to me 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 which you did not know before.
- Ruth 4:13-142 verses75%
13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son.
14 Then the women said to Naomi, 'Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman, and may his name be famous in Israel.
- Ruth 3:16-183 verses75%
16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
17 And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to your mother-in-law.
18 Then she said, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out: for the man will not rest until he has finished the thing this day.