Ruth 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 2:3 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 →
וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַתָּבוֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט
lâqaṭ
H3950
to gather
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
אַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים
qâtsar
H7114
to be short
וַיִּ֣קֶר
qârâh
H7136
to meet
מִקְרֶ֔הָ
miqreh
H4745
chance
חֶלְקַ֤ת
chelqâh
H2513
smoothness
הַשָּׂדֶה֙
sâdeh
H7704
field
לְבֹ֔עַז
Bôʻaz
H1162
Boaz
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ
ʼĔlîymelek
H458
Elimelech
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World English Bible Public Domain
She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So she left and went to glean in the field after the reapers. And her chance chanced upon the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.
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