Ruth 2:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 2:13 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 →
וַ֠תֹּאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶמְצָא
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
חֵ֨ן
chên
H2580
grace
בְּעֵינֶ֤יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֲדֹנִי֙
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
נִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִי
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
וְכִ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
דִבַּ֖רְתָּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
לֵ֣ב
lêb
H3820
heart
שִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָ
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
וְאָנֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּאַחַ֖ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your handmaid, though I am not as one of your handmaidens.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then she said, “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord, since you have comforted me, and since you have spoken to the heart of your female servant. But as for me, I am not even like one of your female servants.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).