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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 meet 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

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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 Bethlehem , 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 .

Young’s Literal Translation

Ruth 2 (YLT)

[1] And Naomi hath an acquaintance of her husband’s, a man mighty in wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name is Boaz.
[2] 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.’
[3] 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.
[4] 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.’
[5] And Boaz saith to his young man who is set over the reapers, ‘Whose is this young person?’
[6] 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,
[7] 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.
[8] 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:
[9] 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.’
[10] 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?’
[11] 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.
[12] Jehovah doth recompense thy work, and thy reward is complete from Jehovah, God of Israel, under whose wings thou hast come to take refuge.’
[13] 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.’
[14] 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.
[15] 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;
[16] 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.’
[17] 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;
[18] 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.
[19] 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.’
[20] 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.’
[21] 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.’
[22] 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.’
[23] 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.