Ruth 2:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ruth 2:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 2:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 2:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Ruth the Moabitess said, “Yes, he said to me, ‘You shall stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’””
Ruth 2:21 — World English Bible
Ruth 2:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Ruth 2:21 — American Standard Version
Ruth 2:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Ruth 2:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 2:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep with my young men until they have ended all my harvest. ”
Ruth 2:21 — Darby Translation
Ruth 2:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Ruth the Moabitesse said, He said also certainely vnto mee, Thou shalt be with my seruants, vntill they haue ended all mine haruest.”
Ruth 2:21 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 2:21 in Context — Ruth 2
19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
20 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.
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.
23 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.
What Does Ruth 2:21 Mean?
Ruth 2:21 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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