Ruth 2:7

Ruth 2:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7She said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.’ She came into the field and has remained here from morning till now, except for a short rest in the shelter.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

7And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

7And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ Thus she came and has remained from the morning until now; she has been sitting in the house for a little while.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

7And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the 2:7 I.e. bundles of stalks bound together for transport to the threshing floor where the grain would be separated.sheaves.’ So she came and has continued [gathering grain] from early morning until now, except when she sat [resting] for a little while in the [field] house.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

7She 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.”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

7The young woman said, ‘Please let me walk behind the workers. Let me pick up the grain that is left.’ She came into the field. She has kept on working here from morning until now. She took only one short rest in the shade.”

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