Verse List for RUTH 2:7

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OET (OET-RV) She asked me for permission to follow the harvesters and pick up any heads of grain that drop, and she’s been doing it since early morning until just recently she’s taking a break now in the shelter.

OET-LV And_she/it _said let _me _glean please and_I _will _gather among_sheaves behind the_harvesters and_she _came and_she _has _stayed from_then this_morning and_unto now this sitting_her the_house little.

ULT And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the bundles of grain after the reapers.’ And she came and has continued from then, in the morning, until now. This is her resting in the house a little.”[fn]

UST The woman said to me, ‘Please let me pick up the grain that the men who are harvesting leave behind.’ I allowed her to do so. She has worked since early this morning until recently, when she rested for a short time under the shelter.”

BSB & MSB She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”

OEB She asked to be allowed to glean and gather sheaves after the reapers. So she came and has continued to work until now and she has not rested a moment in the field.’

WEBBE & WMBB She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaves.’ So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she rested a little in the house.”

NET She asked, ‘May I follow the harvesters and gather grain among the bundles?’ Since she arrived she has been working hard from this morning until now – except for sitting in the resting hut a short time.”

LSV and she says, Please let me glean and I have gathered among the sheaves after the reapers; and she comes and remains since the morning and until now; she sat in the house a little [while].”

FBV “She asked me, ‘Please may I have permission to pick up grain behind the reapers.’[fn] So she came, and she's been working here from morning until now, except for a brief rest in the shelter.”

T4T She said to me, ‘Please let me walk behind the men who are harvesting the grain and pick up some of the grain they leave behind.’ I gave her permission, and she went into the field, and she has been working from this morning until now. The only time she did not work was when she rested for a short time in the shelter.”

LEB And she said, ‘Please let me glean and let me gather among the sheaves behind the reapers.’ So she came and remained from the morning up to now. _⌊She is sitting for a little while in the house_⌋.”[fn]

BBE And she said to me, Let me come into the grain-field and take up the grain after the cutters. So she came, and has been here from morning till now, without resting even for a minute.

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JPS and she said: Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves; so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.'

ASV and she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.

DRA And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment.

YLT and she saith, Let me glean, I pray thee — and I have gathered among the sheaves after the reapers; and she cometh and remaineth since the morning and till now; she sat in the house a little.

Drby and she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers. And she came, and has continued from the morning until now: her sitting in the house has been little as yet.

RV And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried a little in the house.
(And she said, Let me glean, I pray you, and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath/has continued even from the morning until now, save that she tarried/waited a little in the house.)

SLT And she will say, I will gather now; and I collected among the sheaves after the reapers: and she will stand from that time of the morning, and even to this time of her sitting in the house a little.

Wbstr And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

KJB-1769 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
(And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath/has continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried/waited a little in the house.)

KJB-1611 And she said, I pray you, let mee gleane and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaues: so shee came, and hath continued euen from the morning vntill now, that she taried a little in the house.
(And she said, I pray you, let me gleane and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath/has continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried/waited a little in the house.)

Bshps And she sayde vnto vs, I pray you let me gleane and gather after the reapers, amongst the sheaues: and so she came, and hath continued euen from the morning vnto nowe, saue that she taried a litle in the house.
(And she said unto us, I pray you let me gleane and gather after the reapers, among the sheaves: and so she came, and hath/has continued even from the morning unto now, save that she tarried/waited a little in the house.)

Gnva And shee saide vnto vs, I pray you, let mee gleane and gather after the reapers among the sheaues: so shee came, and hath continued from that time in the morning vnto now, saue that she taried a litle in the house.
(And she said unto us, I pray you, let me gleane and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath/has continued from that time in the morning unto now, save that she tarried/waited a little in the house.)

Cvdl And she sayde: Let me plucke vp and gather (I praie the) betwene the sheues after the reapers: and thus is she come, and hath stonde here euer sence the mornynge, and within a litle whyle she wolde haue bene gone home agayne.
(And she said: Let me pluck up and gather (I praie the) between the sheaves after the reapers: and thus is she come, and hath/has stand here ever since the morning, and within a little while she would have been gone home again.)

Wycl that sche schulde gedere eeris of corn leeuynge bihynde, and sue the `steppis of reperis; and fro the morewtid til now sche stondith in the feeld, and sotheli nethir at a moment sche turnede ayen hoom.
(that she should gedere ears of corn leeuing behind, and sue the steps of reperis; and from the morning till now she standeth/stands in the field, and truly neither at a moment she turned again home.)

Luth Denn sie sprach: Lieber, laß mich auflesen und sammeln unter den Garben, den Schnittern nach; und ist also kommen und da gestanden von Morgen an bis her und bleibt wenig daheim.
(Because they/she/them spoke: love(n)r, let me pick_up and collect under the sheaves, the reapers after; and is also coming and there confessed from morning at/to until her and remains/stays few home.)

ClVg et rogavit ut spicas colligeret remanentes, sequens messorum vestigia: et de mane usque nunc stat in agro, et ne ad momentum quidem domum reversa est.[fn]
(and asked as ears_of_corn neckgeret remaines, following messorum footsteps: and from/about in_the_morning until now stands in/into/on field, and not to momentum indeed house/home returned it_is.)

UHB וַ⁠תֹּ֗אמֶר אֲלַקֳטָה־נָּא֙ וְ⁠אָסַפְתִּ֣י בָֽ⁠עֳמָרִ֔ים אַחֲרֵ֖י הַ⁠קּוֹצְרִ֑ים וַ⁠תָּב֣וֹא וַֽ⁠תַּעֲמ֗וֹד מֵ⁠אָ֤ז הַ⁠בֹּ֨קֶר֙ וְ⁠עַד־עַ֔תָּה זֶ֛ה שִׁבְתָּ֥⁠הּ הַ⁠בַּ֖יִת מְעָֽט׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε, συλλέξω δὴ καὶ συνάξω ἐν τοῖς δράγμασιν ὄπισθεν τῶν θεριζόντων· καὶ ἦλθε καὶ ἔστη ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν καὶ ἕως ἑσπέρας, οὐ κατέπαυσεν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ μικρόν.

BrTr And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the reapers: and she came and stood from morning till evening, and rested not even a little in the field.