Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the Lord,
International Standard Version
Naomi replied, "May the one who hasn't abandoned his gracious love to the living or to the dead be blessed by the LORD." Naomi added, "This man is closely related to us, our related redeemer, as a matter of fact!"
A Conservative Version
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of LORD who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of our near kinsmen.
American Standard Version
And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen.
Amplified
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed of the Lord who has not ceased His kindness to the living and to the dead.” Again Naomi said to her, “The man is one of our closest relatives, one who has the right to
Bible in Basic English
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, May the blessing of the Lord, who has at all times been kind to the living and to the dead, be on him. And Naomi said to her, The man is of our family, one of our near relations.
Darby Translation
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of Jehovah, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead! And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of those who have the right of our redemption.
Julia Smith Translation
And Naomi will say to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he to Jehovah, who let not go his mercy with the living and with the dead. Naomi said to her, The man is near to us, he is blood relative.
King James 2000
And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who has 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 closest kinsmen.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "[May] he be blessed by Yahweh, whose loyal love has not forsaken the living or the dead." And Naomi said to her, "The man is a close relative for us, he [is] one of our redeemers."
Modern King James verseion
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed is he of Jehovah, who has not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, The man is near of kin to us, he is of our redeemers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then said Naomi unto her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he, for he ceaseth not to do the same goodness to the dead that he did to the living." And Naomi said unto her, "The man is nigh unto us, even of our next kin."
NET Bible
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be rewarded by the Lord because he has shown loyalty to the living on behalf of the dead!" Then Naomi said to her, "This man is a close relative of ours; he is our guardian."
New Heart English Bible
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not left off 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."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Naomi, to her daughter-in-law - Blessed, be he of Yahweh, who hath not left off his lovingkindness to the living, and to the dead. And Naomi said to her - Near to us, is the man, of our own kinsmen, is he!
Webster
And Naomi said to 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 to her, The man is near of kin to us, one of our next kinsmen.
World English Bible
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of Yahweh, who has not left off 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."
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
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said, speak, answer, command, tell, call, promised, .
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ruth 2:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ruth And Naomi Talk About Boaz
19
Her mother-in-law said to her: Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? Blessed is the man who gave you this attention. So she gave her mother-in-law an account of where she had been working, and said: The name of the man with whom I was working today is Boaz.
20 Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:5
He sent some men there with the message: Jehovah blesses you for showing your loyalty to your king by burying him.
Ruth 3:9-10
He said: Who are you? She answered: I am your servant Ruth. Spread your garment over me, for you are my kinsman.
Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times. A true brother is born for adversity.
Leviticus 25:25
If any of you Israelites become so poor that you are forced to sell your property, your closest relative must buy it back.
Deuteronomy 25:5-7
When brothers live together and one of them dies without a son the wife of the deceased shall not marry outside the family to a strange man. Her husband's brother shall marry her and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.
Ruth 4:6
The near relative said: I am not able to redeem it for myself, for fear of damaging the heritage I have. You may do it in my place, for I am not able to do it myself.
Ruth 4:14
The women said to Naomi: A blessing on Jehovah. He has not let you be without a near relative. May his name be great in Israel.
2 Samuel 9:1
One day, David thought: I wonder if any of Saul's family is still alive. If they are I will be kind to them. This is because I made a promise to Jonathan.
Job 19:25
I know that my redeemer lives, and in later days he will take his stand on the earth.
Job 29:12-13
This is because I delivered the poor who cried, and the orphan who had no helper.
Philippians 4:10
I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me. You did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
2 Timothy 1:16-18
The Lord grants mercy to the house of Onesiphorus: for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chains.