Translations
Modern
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
Traditional
And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any other field.
Literal
And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, “It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young women, and they will not fall upon you in another field.”
Latin
Cui dixit socrus: Melius est, filia mea, ut cum puellis ejus exeas ad metendum, ne in alieno agro quispiam resistat tibi.
Original
Hebrew
English
And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
People
Naomi: Israelite woman, mother-in-law of Ruth Ruth: Moabite woman, ancestor of David and Jesus
Glossary
Boaz (Person) Glean, Gleaning Marriage, Marriage Customs Naomi Ruth (Person) Ruth, Book of