Ruth 2:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 2:10 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתִּפֹּל֙
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פָּנֶ֔יהָ
pânîym
H6440
face
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
אָ֑רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
מַדּוּעַ֩
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
מָצָ֨אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
חֵ֤ן
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
לְהַכִּירֵ֔נִי
nâkar
H5234
to know
וְאָּנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
נָכְרִיָּֽה
nokrîy
H5237
foreign
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then she fell on her face and bowed down to the ground and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”
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