Ruth 2:8
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And Booz said to Ruth: Hear me, daughter, do not go to glean in any other field, and do not depart from this place: but keep with my maids,

my daughter

1 Samuel 3:6,16 And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep. . . .

2 Kings 5:13 His servants came to him, and said to him: Father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, surely thou shouldst have done it: how much rather what he now hath said to thee: Wash, and thou shalt be clean?

Matthew 9:2,22 And behold they brought to him one sick of the palsy lying in a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven thee. . . .

neither

Songs 1:7,8 If thou know not thyself, O fairest among women, go forth, and follow after the steps of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents of the shepherds. . . .

abide

Matthew 10:7-11 And going, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. . . .

Philippians 4:8 For the rest, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever modest, whatsoever just, whatsoever holy, whatsoever lovely, whatsoever of good fame, if there be any virtue, if any praise of discipline: think on these things.

Context
Boaz Meets Ruth
7And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment. 8And Booz said to Ruth: Hear me, daughter, do not go to glean in any other field, and do not depart from this place: but keep with my maids,9And follow where they reap. For I have charged my young men, not to molest thee: and if thou art thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink of the waters whereof the servants drink.…
Cross References
Ruth 2:7
And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment.

Ruth 2:9
And follow where they reap. For I have charged my young men, not to molest thee: and if thou art thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink of the waters whereof the servants drink.

Lexicon
Then Boaz
בֹּ֨עַז (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

said
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Ruth,
ר֜וּת (rūṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David

“Listen,
שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ (šā·ma·‘at)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently

my daughter.
בִּתִּ֗י (bit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter

Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 408: Not

go
תֵּלְכִי֙ (tê·lə·ḵî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

and glean
לִלְקֹט֙ (lil·qōṭ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

in another
אַחֵ֔ר (’a·ḥêr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 312: Hinder, next, other

field,
בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה (bə·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7704: Field, land

and
וְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

do not
הֲל֧וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

go away
תַעֲבוּרִ֖י (ṯa·‘ă·ḇū·rî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

from this [place],
מִזֶּ֑ה (miz·zeh)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

but stay here
וְכֹ֥ה (wə·ḵōh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now

close
תִדְבָּקִ֖ין (ṯiḏ·bā·qîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun
Strong's Hebrew 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit

to
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with

my servant girls.
נַעֲרֹתָֽי׃ (na·‘ă·rō·ṯāy)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5291: A girl, maiden


Additional Translations
Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.Then said Boaz to Ruth, Hear you not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens.

And Booz said to Ruth, Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field; and depart not thou hence, join thyself here with my damsels.

And Boaz said to Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from here, but keep here with my maidens.

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens.

Then said Boaz to Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen, my daughter. Don't go to glean in another field, and don't go from here, but stay here close to my maidens.

And Boaz saith unto Ruth, 'Hast thou not heard, my daughter? go not to glean in another field, and also, pass not over from this, and thus thou dost cleave to my young women:
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