Ruth 2:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, ‘Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen corn  behind someone with whom I find favour? ’ Naomi answered her, ‘Go ahead, my daughter.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. Naomi said to her, Go, my daughter.

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Common English Bible

² Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the field so that I may glean among the ears of grain behind someone in whose eyes I might find favor.” Naomi replied to her, “Go, my daughter.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And Ruth, the Moabite, said to her mother-in-law, "If you order, I will go into the field and gather the ears of grain which escape the reaping hand, wherever I will find favor with the father of a family, who will be compassionate to me." She answered her, "Go, my daughter."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² And Ruth the Moabitess said to her mother-in-law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter.

Ruth 2:2 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 32:6

When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, ‘We went to your brother Esau; he is coming to meet you #– #and he has four hundred men with him.’

Leviticus 19:10

Do not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor  and the resident foreigner;  I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 19:16

Do not go about spreading slander  among your people; do not jeopardise  your neighbour’s life; I am the Lord.

Leviticus 19:9

‘When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edge of your field or gather the gleanings  of your harvest.

Leviticus 23:22

When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap all the way to the edge of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the resident foreigner;  I am the Lord your God.’

Ruth 2:3

So Ruth left and entered the field to gather corn behind the harvesters. She happened  to be in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from Elimelech’s family.

Ruth 2:7

She asked, “Will you let me gather fallen corn among the bundles behind the harvesters? ” She came and has been on her feet since early morning, except that she rested a little in the shelter.’

1 Samuel 1:18

‘May your servant find favour with you,’  she replied. Then Hannah went on her way; she ate and no longer looked despondent.  ,