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Ruth 2:22

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Protection and safety

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.

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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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 thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

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  • Proverbs 27:10

    Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

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