Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And Naomi had
a
kinsman
of her husband's, a mighty
man of
wealth, of the family of Elimelech ;
and his name was
Boaz.
And Naomi hath
an
acquaintance
of her husband's, a man mighty
in
wealth, of the family of Elimelech ,
and his name `is'
Boaz.
And Ruth the Moabitess said
unto Naomi, Let me now
go to
the field, and glean
ears of corn after him in whose sight
I shall
find grace .
And she said
unto
her, Go, my daughter.
And Ruth the Moabitess saith
unto Naomi, `
Let me go ,
I
pray
thee,
into
the field, and I
gather
among
the
ears of corn after him in whose eyes
I find grace ;'
and she saith
to
her, `
Go, my daughter. '
And she went,
and came,
and gleaned
in the
field after the reapers :
and her hap
was
to
light
on
a
part
of the field belonging
unto
Boaz,
who was
of the kindred
of Elimelech.
And she goeth
and cometh
and gathereth
in a
field after the reapers ,
and her chance
happeneth
--
the
portion
of the field is
Boaz's
who `is'
of the family
of Elimelech.
And ,
behold
, Boaz came
from Bethlehem
, and said
unto
the reapers, The
LORD
be
with you .
And they answered
him, The
LORD
bless thee.
And lo
, Boaz hath
come
from Beth-Lehem
, and saith
to
the reapers, `Jehovah
`is'
with you ;'
and they say
to
him, `Jehovah
doth
bless thee. '
Then
said
Boaz unto
his servant
that
was
set over the reapers, Whose damsel
is this?
And
Boaz saith
to
his young
man
who
is
set over the reapers, `
Whose `
is '
this young
person
? '
And the servant
that
was
set over the reapers answered
and said
, It
is the
Moabitish
damsel
that
came back with Naomi out
of
the country
of Moab :
And the young
man
who
is
set over the reapers answereth
and saith
, `A
young
woman
--
Moabitess
--
she
`
is ',
who
came back with Naomi from
the fields
of Moab ,
And she said,
I
pray
you
, let me glean and gather
after
the
reapers
among the sheaves :
so
she came,
and hath
continued
even
from
the morning until
now ,
that
she tarried
a
little
in the house.
and she saith
, Let me glean ,
I
pray
thee
--
and I
have
gathered
among the sheaves after
the
reapers;
and
she cometh
and remaineth
since
the morning and
till
now ;
she sat
in the house a
little
.
Then
said
Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest
thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither
go
from hence
, but
abide
here
fast
by
my maidens
:
And
Boaz saith
unto Ruth, `Hast
thou not heard
, my daughter? go not to glean in another field, and
also,
pass
not
over
from this
, and
thus
thou
dost
cleave
to
my young
women
:
Let
thine eyes be
on the field that
they do
reap, and go
thou after them :
have I
not charged the young men that
they
shall
not touch thee? and
when thou art athirst ,
go
unto the vessels, and drink
of
that which the young men have
drawn
.
thine eyes `are'
on the field which
they reap, and thou hast
gone
after them ;
have not I
charged the young men not to
touch thee? when thou art athirst then
thou
hast
gone
unto the vessels, and hast
drunk
from
that which the young men draw
. '
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?
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? '
And Boaz answered
and said
unto
her, It hath fully
been showed
me ,
all that thou hast done unto
thy mother in law since
the death of thine
husband :
and how
thou hast
left
thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity
, and art
come unto a people which thou knewest
not heretofore.
And Boaz answereth
and saith
to
her, `
It hath thoroughly
been declared
to
me all that thou hast done with
thy mother -
in -
law ,
after
the death of thy
husband ,
and thou dost
leave
thy father ,
and thy mother, and the land of thy birth
, and dost
come in
unto a people which thou hast
not known
heretofore.
The
LORD
recompense thy work, and a
full
reward be
given
thee
of
the
LORD
God of Israel, under whose wings thou art
come to trust
.
Jehovah
doth
recompense thy work, and thy
reward is
complete
from
Jehovah,
God of Israel, under whose wings thou hast
come to take
refuge
. '
Then
she said
, Let me find favor
in thy
sight
, my lord ;
for
that
thou hast comforted me, and for
that
thou hast spoken friendly
unto thine
handmaid
, though
I be
not like
unto
one of thine
handmaidens
.
And
she saith
, `
Let me find grace
in thine
eyes
, my lord ,
because
thou hast comforted me, and because
thou hast spoken unto the
heart
of
thy
maid-servant
, and
I --
I
am
not as
one of thy
maid-servants
. '
And Boaz said
unto
her, At mealtime
come thou
hither, and eat
of the bread, and dip
thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat
beside
the reapers :
and he reached
her parched
corn, and she did
eat
, and was
sufficed
, and left
.
And Boaz saith
to
her, `
At meal-time
come nigh
hither, and thou
hast
eaten
of the bread, and dipped
thy morsel in the vinegar. '
And she sitteth
at
the side
of
the
reapers ,
and he reacheth
to
her roasted
corn, and she eateth
, and is
satisfied
, and leaveth
.
And when
she was
risen
up
to glean, Boaz commanded
his young men, saying, Let
her
glean
even among
the sheaves, and reproach
her
not :
And she riseth
to glean, and
Boaz chargeth
his young men, saying, `
Even between
the sheaves she
doth
glean
, and ye
do
not cause
her
to
blush;
And let
fall
also some
of the handfuls of
purpose
for
her,
and leave
them
, that
she may
glean
them
, and rebuke
her
not.
and also ye
do
surely
cast
to
her
of the handfuls --
and have
left
, and
she hath
gleaned
, and ye
do
not push
against
her
. '
So
she gleaned
in the field until
even
, and beat
out that she had
gleaned :
and it was
about an ephah of barley .
And
she gleaneth
in the field till
the
evening
, and beateth
out that which
she hath
gleaned ,
and it is
about an ephah of barley ;
And she took
it up, and went
into the city :
and her mother in law saw
what
she had
gleaned :
and she brought
forth,
and gave
to her that she
had
reserved
after
she was
sufficed
.
and she taketh
`
it '
up, and goeth
into the city ,
and her mother -
in -
law seeth
that
which
she hath
gleaned ,
and she bringeth
out
and giveth
to her that which
she left
from
her
satiety
.
And her mother in law said
unto
her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest
thou? blessed
be
he that
did
take
knowledge
of
thee. And she showed
her mother in law with whom she had
wrought, and said
, The man's
name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
And her mother -
in -
law saith
to
her, `
Where hast thou gleaned to -
day? and where hast
thou wrought
? may
he who
is
discerning
thee be
blessed
. '
And she declareth
to
her mother -
in -
law with whom she hath
wrought, and saith
, `
The name of
the
man
with whom I have
wrought to -
day `
is '
Boaz. '
And Naomi said
unto
her daughter in law, Blessed be
he of the
LORD,
who hath not left
off
his kindness to
the living and to
the dead .
And Naomi said
unto
her, The man is near
of kin
unto
us,
one
of our next
kinsmen
.
And Naomi saith
to
her daughter -
in -
law, `
Blessed `is'
he of Jehovah
who hath not forsaken
His kindness with
the living and with
the dead ;'
and Naomi saith
to
her, `
The man is a
relation
of ours;
he
`is'
of our redeemers
. '
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.
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
. '
And Naomi said
unto Ruth her daughter in law, It
is
good, my daughter, that thou go
out with his maidens
, that
they meet
thee
not in any
other
field.
And Naomi saith
unto Ruth her daughter -
in -
law, `
Good, my daughter, that thou goest
out with his young
women
, and
they come
not against
thee
in another
field. '
So
she kept
fast
by
the maidens
of Boaz to glean unto
the end
of barley harvest and of wheat harvest ;
and dwelt
with her mother in law.
And
she cleaveth
to
the young
women
of Boaz to glean ,
till
the completion
of the
barley -
harvest ,
and of the
wheat -
harvest ,
and she
dwelleth
with her mother -
in -
law.
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