Ruth 2:10

Boaz Meets Ruth · Ruth 2:1–23
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Translations

Modern
At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
Traditional
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
Literal
And she fell on her face and she bowed herself to the earth and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me though I am a foreigner?”
Latin
Quæ cadens in faciem suam et adorans super terram, dixit ad eum: Unde mihi hoc, ut invenirem gratiam ante oculos tuos, et nosse me dignareris peregrinam mulierem?

Original

Hebrew
English
At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Ruth

Glossary

Boaz (Person) Glean, Gleaning Naomi Ruth (Person) Ruth, Book of Widow

Topics

Ruth: Receives Kindness from Boaz The Blessed: Who Favour Saints