Ruth 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 2:8 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בֹּ֨עַז
Bôʻaz
H1162
Boaz
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
ר֜וּת
Rûwth
H7327
Ruth
הֲל֧וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמַ֣עַתְּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בִּתִּ֗י
bath
H1323
daughter
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֵּלְכִי֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לִלְקֹט֙
lâqaṭ
H3950
to gather
בְּשָׂדֶ֣ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
אַחֵ֔ר
ʼachêr
H312
other
וְגַ֛ם
gam
H1571
also
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַעֲבוּרִ֖י
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
מִזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְכֹ֥ה
kôh
H3541
thus
תִדְבָּקִ֖ין
dâbaq
H1692
to cleave
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
נַעֲרֹתָֽי
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Boaz to Ruth, Don't you hear, my daughter? Don't go to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Will you not listen, my daughter? Do not go to glean in another field, and do not even go away from here, but thusly stick closely to my young female workers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).