Ruth 2:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Ruth 2:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ruth 2:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ruth 2:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So she stayed close to the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.”
Ruth 2:23 — World English Bible
Ruth 2:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she dwelt with her mother-in-law. ”
Ruth 2:23 — American Standard Version
Ruth 2:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And she cleaveth to the young women of Boaz to glean, till the completion of the barley-harvest, and of the wheat-harvest, and she dwelleth with her mother-in-law.”
Ruth 2:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Ruth 2:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“So she kept with the maidens of Boaz to glean, until the end of the barley-harvest and of the wheat-harvest. And she dwelt with her mother-in-law. ”
Ruth 2:23 — Darby Translation
Ruth 2:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then she kept her by the maides of Boaz, to gather vnto the end of barly haruest, and of wheate haruest, and dwelt with her mother in lawe. ”
Ruth 2:23 — Geneva Bible
Ruth 2:23 in Context — Ruth 2
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 2:23 Mean?
Ruth 2:23 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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