Ruth 2:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsRuth 2:9 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 →
עֵינַ֜יִךְ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
בַּשָּׂדֶ֤ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִקְצֹרוּן֙
qâtsar
H7114
to be short
וְהָלַ֣כְתִּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ן
ʼachar
H310
after
הֲל֥וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
צִוִּ֛יתִי
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנְּעָרִ֖ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
לְבִלְתִּ֣י
biltîy
H1115
except
נָגְעֵ֑ךְ
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
וְצָמִ֗ת
tsâmêʼ
H6770
to be thirsty
וְהָלַכְתְּ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַכֵּלִ֔ים
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
וְשָׁתִ֕ית
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִשְׁאֲב֖וּן
shâʼab
H7579
to draw
הַנְּעָרִֽים
naʻar
H5288
boy
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World English Bible Public Domain
Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them: haven't I charged the young men that they shall not touch you? and when you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
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King James Version Public Domain
Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep your eyes on the field where they are reaping and follow behind them. Have I not instructed the young men not to touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the waterpots and drink from what the young men draw.”
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