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Ruth 2:21

Ruth

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.

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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”
KJV
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.
WEB
Ruth the Moabitess said, “Yes, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep with my young men until they have ended all my harvest.
BLB
And Ruth the Moabitess said, “Also surely he said to me, ‘With the young men who [are] to me you shall cling, until that they have finished all the harvest that [is] unto me.’”
ÅB
Da sa Rut, moabittinnen: Han sa også til meg: Hold deg til mine folk til de er ferdig med hele min høst.
OTB
Da sa Rut moabittinnen: «Han sa til meg også: ‘Hold deg nær mine tjenere til de har fullført hele min innhøsting.’»
B1930
Da sa Rut, moabittinnen: Han sa også til mig: Hold dig til mine folk til de er ferdig med hele min høst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Song of Solomon 1:7–8

    Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

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  • Ruth 2:7–8

    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.

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  • Ruth 2:22

    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.

    Read in context