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World English Bible

Ruth 2 (WEBP)

[1] Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
[2] Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.” She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”
[3] She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
[4] Behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “May Yahweh be with you.” They answered him, “May Yahweh bless you.”
[5] Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, “Whose young lady is this?”
[6] The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
[7] She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.”
[8] Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Don’t go to glean in another field, and don’t go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.
[9] Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven’t I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn.”
[10] 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?”
[11] Boaz answered her, “I have been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father, your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn’t know before.
[12] May Yahweh repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
[13] Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”
[14] At meal time Boaz said to her, “Come here, and eat some bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar.” She sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain. She ate, was satisfied, and left some of it.
[15] When she had risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and don’t reproach her.
[16] Also pull out some for her from the bundles, and leave it. Let her glean, and don’t rebuke her.”
[17] So she gleaned in the field until evening; and she beat out that which she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
[18] She took it up, and went into the city. Then her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned; and she brought out and gave to her that which she had left after she had enough.
[19] Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you.” She told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”
[20] Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by Yahweh, who has not abandoned his kindness to the living and to the dead.” Naomi said to her, “The man is a close relative to us, one of our near kinsmen.”
[21] Ruth the Moabitess said, “Yes, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close to my young men 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 maidens, and that they not harm you in any other field.”
[23] So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.

Ruth 2:17 1 ephah is about 22 liters or about ²⁄₃ of a bushel

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Ruth 2 (KJVS)

[1] And Naomi had a kinsman () () 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 () 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.
[3] 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.
[4] And, behold, Boaz came () from Beth-lehem, and said () unto the reapers, () The Lord be with you. And they answered () him, The Lord bless () thee.
[5] Then said () Boaz unto his servant that was set () over the reapers, () Whose damsel is this?
[6] 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:
[7] 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.
[8] 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:
[9] 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. ()
[10] 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?
[11] And Boaz answered () and said () unto her, It hath fully () been shewed () 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.
[12] 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. ()
[13] Then she said, () Let me find () favour 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.
[14] 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. ()
[15] 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:
[16] and let fall () also some of the handfuls of purpose () for her, and leave () them, that she may glean () them, and rebuke () her not.
[17] So she gleaned () in the field until even, and beat out () that she had gleaned: () and it was about an ephah of barley.
[18] 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.
[19] 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 shewed () her mother in law with whom she had wrought, () and said, () The man’s name with whom I wrought () to day is Boaz.
[20] 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. ()
[21] 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.
[22] 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.
[23] 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.

Ruth 2:3a Heb. hap happened
Ruth 2:3b Called Booz
Ruth 2:13 Heb. to the heart
Ruth 2:15 Heb. shame her not
Ruth 2:20 Or, one that hath right to redeem
Ruth 2:22 Or, fall upon thee

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Ruth 2 (BYZ)

[1] και τη νωεμιν ανηρ γνωριμος τω ανδρι αυτης ο δε ανηρ δυνατος ισχυι εκ της συγγενειας αβιμελεχ και ονομα αυτω βοος
[2] και ειπεν ρουθ η μωαβιτις προς νωεμιν πορευθω δη εις αγρον και συναξω εν τοις σταχυσιν κατοπισθεν ου εαν ευρω χαριν εν οφθαλμοις αυτου ειπεν δε αυτη πορευου θυγατερ
[3] και επορευθη και συνελεξεν εν τω αγρω κατοπισθεν των θεριζοντων και περιεπεσεν περιπτωματι τη μεριδι του αγρου βοος του εκ συγγενειας αβιμελεχ
[4] και ιδου βοος ηλθεν εκ βαιθλεεμ και ειπεν τοις θεριζουσιν κυριος μεθ υμων και ειπον αυτω ευλογησαι σε κυριος
[5] και ειπεν βοος τω παιδαριω αυτου τω εφεστωτι επι τους θεριζοντας τινος η νεανις αυτη
[6] και απεκριθη το παιδαριον το εφεστος επι τους θεριζοντας και ειπεν η παις η μωαβιτις εστιν η αποστραφεισα μετα νωεμιν εξ αγρου μωαβ
[7] και ειπεν συλλεξω δη και συναξω εν τοις δραγμασιν οπισθεν των θεριζοντων και ηλθεν και εστη απο πρωιθεν και εως εσπερας ου κατεπαυσεν εν τω αγρω μικρον
[8] και ειπεν βοος προς ρουθ ουκ ηκουσας θυγατερ μη πορευθης εν αγρω συλλεξαι ετερω και συ ου πορευση εντευθεν ωδε κολληθητι μετα των κορασιων μου
[9] οι οφθαλμοι σου εις τον αγρον ου εαν θεριζωσιν και πορευση κατοπισθεν αυτων ιδου ενετειλαμην τοις παιδαριοις του μη αψασθαι σου και ο τι διψησεις και πορευθηση εις τα σκευη και πιεσαι οθεν αν υδρευωνται τα παιδαρια
[10] και επεσεν επι προσωπον αυτης και προσεκυνησεν επι την γην και ειπεν προς αυτον τι οτι ευρον χαριν εν οφθαλμοις σου του επιγνωναι με και εγω ειμι ξενη
[11] και απεκριθη βοος και ειπεν αυτη απαγγελια απηγγελη μοι οσα πεποιηκας μετα της πενθερας σου μετα το αποθανειν τον ανδρα σου και πως κατελιπες τον πατερα σου και την μητερα σου και την γην γενεσεως σου και επορευθης προς λαον ον ουκ ηδεις εχθες και τριτης
[12] αποτεισαι κυριος την εργασιαν σου και γενοιτο ο μισθος σου πληρης παρα κυριου θεου ισραηλ προς ον ηλθες πεποιθεναι υπο τας πτερυγας αυτου
[13] η δε ειπεν ευροιμι χαριν εν οφθαλμοις σου κυριε οτι παρεκαλεσας με και οτι ελαλησας επι καρδιαν της δουλης σου και ιδου εγω εσομαι ως μια των παιδισκων σου
[14] και ειπεν αυτη βοος ηδη ωρα του φαγειν προσελθε ωδε και φαγεσαι των αρτων και βαψεις τον ψωμον σου εν τω οξει και εκαθισεν ρουθ εκ πλαγιων των θεριζοντων και εβουνισεν αυτη βοος αλφιτον και εφαγεν και ενεπλησθη και κατελιπεν
[15] και ανεστη του συλλεγειν και ενετειλατο βοος τοις παιδαριοις αυτου λεγων και γε ανα μεσον των δραγματων συλλεγετω και μη καταισχυνητε αυτην
[16] και βασταζοντες βασταξατε αυτη και γε παραβαλλοντες παραβαλειτε αυτη εκ των βεβουνισμενων και αφετε και συλλεξει και ουκ επιτιμησετε αυτη
[17] και συνελεξεν εν τω αγρω εως εσπερας και ερραβδισεν α συνελεξεν και εγενηθη ως οιφι κριθων
[18] και ηρεν και εισηλθεν εις την πολιν και ειδεν η πενθερα αυτης α συνελεξεν και εξενεγκασα ρουθ εδωκεν αυτη α κατελιπεν εξ ων ενεπλησθη
[19] και ειπεν αυτη η πενθερα αυτης που συνελεξας σημερον και που εποιησας ειη ο επιγνους σε ευλογημενος και απηγγειλεν ρουθ τη πενθερα αυτης που εποιησεν και ειπεν το ονομα του ανδρος μεθ ου εποιησα σημερον βοος
[20] και ειπεν νωεμιν τη νυμφη αυτης ευλογητος εστιν τω κυριω οτι ουκ εγκατελιπεν το ελεος αυτου μετα των ζωντων και μετα των τεθνηκοτων και ειπεν αυτη νωεμιν εγγιζει ημιν ο ανηρ εκ των αγχιστευοντων ημας εστιν
[21] και ειπεν ρουθ προς την πενθεραν αυτης και γε οτι ειπεν προς με μετα των παιδαριων μου προσκολληθητι εως αν τελεσωσιν ολον τον αμητον ος υπαρχει μοι
[22] και ειπεν νωεμιν προς ρουθ την νυμφην αυτης αγαθον θυγατερ οτι επορευθης μετα των κορασιων αυτου και ουκ απαντησονται σοι εν αγρω ετερω
[23] και προσεκολληθη ρουθ τοις κορασιοις βοος συλλεγειν εως ου συνετελεσεν τον θερισμον των κριθων και των πυρων και εκαθισεν μετα της πενθερας αυτης

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.