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Ruth 2:22

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Protection and safety

20 Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”

21 Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”

And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”

23 So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

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BSB
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
KJV
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.
WEB
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.”
ASV
And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, and that they meet thee not in any other field.
DARBY
And Naomi said to 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.
BLB
And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “[It is] good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, and they will not fall upon you in another field.”
ÅB
Og No'omi sa til Rut, sin sønnekone: Det er godt, min datter, at du går ut med hans piker, for at du ikke skal komme til å lide noe ondt på en annen manns åker.
OTB
Og Noomi sa til Rut, sin svigerdatter: «Det er godt, min datter, at du går ut med hans unge kvinner, så du ikke blir skadet på en annen mark.»
B1930
Og No'omi sa til Rut, sin sønnekone: Det er godt, min datter, at du går ut med hans piker, forat du ikke skal komme til å lide noget ondt på en annen manns aker.

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Cross references

  • Song of Solomon 1:8

    If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.

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  • Proverbs 27:10

    Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in the day of your calamity; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

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