Ruth 2:2

Ruth 2:2 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go to the fields and pick up the leftover grain behind anyone in whose eyes I find favor.”
Naomi said to her, “Go ahead, my daughter.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain following one in whose eyes I may find favor.” And she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and glean among the ears of grain after one [of the reapers] in whose sight I may find favor.” Naomi said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.”
“Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

2And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

2And Ruth ye Moabitesse said vnto Naomi, I pray thee, Let mee goe to the fielde, and gather eares of corne after him, in whose sight I finde fauour. And she said vnto her, Goe my daughter.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

2Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I find favor.”
She said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

2Ruth, who was from Moab, spoke to Naomi. Ruth said, “Let me go out to the fields. I’ll pick up the grain that has been left. I’ll do it behind anyone who is pleased with me.”
Naomi said to her, “My daughter, go ahead.”

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

2One day, Ruth, the woman from Moab, said to Naomi, ‘Let me go to the fields to pick up some grains from the harvest. I will walk behind anyone who lets me do that.’
Naomi said, ‘Yes, my daughter, go and do that.’

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

2And Ruth the Moabitess says to Naomi, “Please let me go into the field, and I gather among the ears of grain after him in whose eyes I find grace”; and she says to her, “Go, my daughter.”

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