Ruth 2:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 2:6 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 →
וַיַּ֗עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
הַנַּ֛עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
הַנִּצָּ֥ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַקּוֹצְרִ֖ים
qâtsar
H7114
to be short
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נַעֲרָ֤ה
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙
Môwʼâbîy
H4125
Moabite
הִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
הַשָּׁ֥בָה
shûwb
H7725
to return
עִֽם
ʻim
H5973
with
נָעֳמִ֖י
Noʻŏmîy
H5281
Naomi
מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
מוֹאָֽב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
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World English Bible Public Domain
The servant who was set over the reapers answered, It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
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King James Version Public Domain
And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, “She is a young Moabite woman, the woman who came back with Naomi from the land of Moab.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).