Ruth 2:23
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.
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.
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
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
- DARBY
- So she kept with the maidens of Boaz to glean, until the end of the barley-harvest and of the wheat-harvest. And she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
- BLB
- And she clung with the young women of Boaz, to glean until the end of the barley harvest and the wheat harvest. And she dwelt with her mother-in-law.
- ÅB
- Så holdt hun seg til Boas' piker og sanket aks til både bygghøsten og hvetehøsten var til ende. Men hun bodde hos sin svigermor.
- OTB
- Så holdt Rut seg nær de unge kvinnene til Boas for å sanke til slutten av bygg- og hvetehøsten. Og hun bodde med sin svigermor.
- B1930
- Så holdt hun sig til Boas' piker og sanket aks til både bygghøsten og hvetehøsten var til ende. Men hun bodde hos sin svigermor.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 6:1–3
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
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