Ruth 2:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And Ruthר֨וּת
(rut)
7327: "friendship," a Moabite ancestress of Davidfrom raah
the Moabitessהַמֹּואֲבִיָּ֜ה
(ham·mo·v·'a·vi·yah)
4125: desc. of Moabfrom Moab
saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Naomi,נָעֳמִ֗י
(na·'o·mi)
5281: mother-in-law of Ruthfrom naem
"Pleaseנָּ֤א
(na)
4994: I (we) pray, nowa prim. particle of entreaty or exhortation
let me goאֵֽלְכָה־
(e·le·chah-)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
and gleanוַאֲלַקֳטָ֣ה
(va·'a·la·ko·tah)
3950: to pick or gather up, gleana prim. root
among the ears of grainבַשִּׁבֳּלִ֔ים
(va·shib·bo·lim,)
7641: ear (of grain)from the same as shobel
afterאַחַ֕ר
(a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
one in whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
sightבְּעֵינָ֑יו
(be·'ei·nav;)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
I may findאֶמְצָא־
(em·tza-)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
favor."חֵ֖ן
(chen)
2580: favor, gracefrom chanan
And she saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to her, "Go,לְכִ֥י
(le·chi)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
my daughter."בִתִּֽי׃
(vit·ti.)
1323: daughterfrom ben


















KJV Lexicon
And Ruth
Ruwth  (rooth)
friend; Ruth, a Moabitess -- Ruth.
the Moabitess
Mow'abiy  (mo-aw-bee')
a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab -- (woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Naomi
No`omiy  (no-om-ee')
pleasant; Noomi, an Israelitess -- Naomi.
Let me now go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and glean
laqat  (law-kat')
to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean -- gather (up), glean.
ears of corn
shibbol  (shib-bole)
a stream (as flowing); also an ear of grain (as growing out); by analogy, a branch -- branch, channel, ear (of corn), (water-)flood, Shibboleth.
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
him in whose sight
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
I shall find
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
grace
chen  (khane)
graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty) -- favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-)favoured.
And she said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto her Go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
my daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one in whose sight I may find favor." And she said to her, "Go, my daughter."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ruth the Moabitess asked Naomi, "Will you let me go into the fields and gather fallen grain behind someone who allows me to?" Naomi answered her, "Go ahead, my daughter."

International Standard Version
Ruth the Moabite told Naomi, "Please allow me to go out to the fields and glean grain behind anyone who shows me kindness." So Naomi replied, "Go ahead, my daughter."

NET Bible
One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go to the fields so I can gather grain behind whoever permits me to do so." Naomi replied, "You may go, my daughter."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ruth, who was from Moab, said to Naomi, "Please let me go to the field of anyone who will be kind to me. There I will gather the grain left behind by the reapers." Naomi told her, "Go, my daughter."

King James 2000 Bible
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
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