Ruth 2:21 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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.`

English ASV

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.

English Amplified

And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Stay close to my young men until they have harvested my entire crop.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Stay close to my young men until they have harvested my entire crop.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished all of my harvest.’”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, Thou shalt keep with my young men until they have ended all my harvest.

English EASY 2024

Then Ruth said, ‘Boaz even said to me, “Stay with my workers until they have finished the work in my fields.” ’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Ruth said, "Boaz also told me to come back and continue working. He said that I should work closely with his servants until the harvest is finished."

And Ruth the Moabite said, "Besides, he said to me, 'You shall keep close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.'"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then Ruth said, “Best of all, he told me to keep gathering grain with his workers until they finish the harvest.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Ruth, who was from Moab, told her, "He also said to me, 'Stay with my younger workers until they have finished the harvest.' "

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Ruth the Moabitess said, "He also told me, 'Stay with my young men until they have finished all of my harvest.'"

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “Furthermore, he said to me, ‘You should stay close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He even told me, ‘You should stay close to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.’ ”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then Ruth the Moabitess said, "Furthermore, he said to me, 'You should stay close to my servants until they have finished all my harvest.'"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"He even told me," added Ruth the Moabite, "that I should stay with his servants until they complete his entire harvest."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Ruth the Moabite replied, “He even told me, ‘You may go along beside my servants until they have finished gathering all my harvest!’”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then Ruth, who was from Moab, said, "He told me more. He even said, 'Stay with my workers until they have finished bringing in all of my grain.' "

English NIV

Then Ruth the Moabitess said, "He even said to me, 'Stay with my workers until they finish harvesting all my grain.'"

English NKJ 1982

Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also said to me, ‘You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.’ ”

English NLT

Then Ruth said, "What's more, Boaz even told me to come back and stay with his harvesters until the entire harvest is completed."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then Ruth the Moabite said, "He even said to me, 'Stay close by my servants, until they have finished all my harvest.'"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Ruth the Moabite responded, “He even said to me, ‘Stay close by my servants until they have finished all my harvest.’ ”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And Ruth the Moabitess said, “Besides, he said to me, ‘You shall keep close by my servants, till they have finished all my harvest.’ ”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Well,“ Ruth told her, “he said to come back and stay close behind his reapers until the entire field is harvested.“

English Tyndale 1537

And Ruth the Moabite said: he bade me also that I should continue with his young men until they had ended all that harvest he hath.