Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Ruth the Moabite replied, "He even told me, 'You may go along beside my servants until they have finished gathering all my harvest!'"
New American Standard Bible
Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished all of my harvest.’”
International Standard Version
Then Ruth the Moabite woman added, "He also told me "Stay close to my young men until they have completed my entire harvest.'"
A Conservative Version
And Ruth the Moabitess said, Yes, he said to me, Thou shall keep close by my young men until they have ended all my harvest.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, ‘Stay close to my servants until they have harvested my entire crop.’”
Bible in Basic English
And Ruth the Moabitess said, Truly, he said to me, Keep near my young men till all my grain is cut.
Darby Translation
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep with my young men until they have ended all my harvest.
Julia Smith Translation
And Ruth the Moabitess will say, Also that he said to me, With the young men which are to me thou shalt adhere till they finished all the harvest which is to me.
King James 2000
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, You shall keep near by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Ruth the Moabite said, "Also, he said to me, 'You shall stay close with the servants which are mine until they have finished all of the harvest which is mine.'"
Modern King James verseion
And Ruth of Moab said, He said to me also, You shall keep close by my young men whom I have until they have ended all my harvest.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Ruth the Moabite said, "He bade me also that I should continue with his young men until they had ended all that harvest he hath."
New Heart English Bible
And Ruth the Moabitess said, "He even said to me, 'You shall stay close to my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'"
The Emphasized Bible
And Ruth the Moabitess said, - Yea for he said unto me - By my young men, shalt thou keep fast, until they have ended all my harvest.
Webster
And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.
World English Bible
Ruth the Moabitess said, "Yes, he said to me, 'You shall stay close to my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.'"
Youngs Literal Translation
And Ruth the Moabitess saith, 'Also he surely said unto me, Near the young people whom I have thou dost cleave till they have completed the whole of the harvest which I have.'
Interlinear
Dabaq
Na`ar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ruth 2:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ruth And Naomi Talk About Boaz
20 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." 21 Ruth the Moabite replied, "He even told me, 'You may go along beside my servants until they have finished gathering all my harvest!'" 22 Naomi then said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, "It is good, my daughter, that you should go out to work with his female servants. That way you will not be harmed, which could happen in another field."
Cross References
Ruth 2:7-8
She asked, 'May I follow the harvesters and gather grain among the bundles?' Since she arrived she has been working hard from this morning until now -- except for sitting in the resting hut a short time."
Ruth 2:22
Naomi then said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, "It is good, my daughter, that you should go out to work with his female servants. That way you will not be harmed, which could happen in another field."
Song of Songs 1:7-8
The Beloved to Her Lover: Tell me, O you whom my heart loves, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest your sheep during the midday heat? Tell me lest I wander around beside the flocks of your companions!