Ruth 2:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.”
Ruth 2:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 2:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 2:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“May Yahweh repay your work, and a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.””
Ruth 2:12 — World English Bible
Ruth 2:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Jehovah recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. ”
Ruth 2:12 — American Standard Version
Ruth 2:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Jehovah doth recompense thy work, and thy reward is complete from Jehovah, God of Israel, under whose wings thou hast come to take refuge.'”
Ruth 2:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 2:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Jehovah recompense thy work, and let thy reward be full from Jehovah theGod of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to take refuge. ”
Ruth 2:12 — Darby Translation
Ruth 2:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord recompense thy worke, and a ful reward be giuen thee of the Lord God of Israel, vnder whose wings thou art come to trust.”
Ruth 2:12 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 2:12 in Context — Ruth 2
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.
What Does Ruth 2:12 Mean?
Ruth 2:12 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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