Ruth 2:13

Ruth 2:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
• New International Version (NIV)“May I continue to find favor in your eyes, my lord,” she said. “You have put me at ease by speaking kindly to your servant—though I do not have the standing of one of your servants.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then she said, "I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord; for you have comforted me, and have spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your maidservants.”

Context of Ruth 2:13

11Boaz replied to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband has been fully reported to me, and how you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people that you did not previously know. 12May the Lord reward your work, and may your wages be full from the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.” Then she said, “I have found favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me and indeed have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not like one of your female servants.” 14And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here, that you may eat of the bread and dip your piece of bread in the vinegar.” So she sat beside the reapers; and he served her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left. 15When she got up to glean, Boaz commanded his servants, saying, “Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not insult her.

Ruth 2:13 word by word

וַ֠תֹּאמֶר אֶמְצָא־חֵ֨ן בְּעֵינֶ֤יךָ אֲדֹנִי֙ כִּ֣י נִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִי וְכִ֥י דִבַּ֖רְתָּ עַל־לֵ֣ב שִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָ וְאָנֹכִי֙ לֹ֣א אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה כְּאַחַ֖ת שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Then she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• favorחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in your sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• for you have comfortedנָחַםnâcham · to be sorry: comfortH5162
• me and indeedכִּיkîy · forH3588
• have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• kindlyלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• to your servantשִׁפְחָהshiphchâh · maidservantH8198
• though I amהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• not like oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259

Cross-references for Ruth 2:13

• Genesis 33:8And he said, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
• Genesis 43:14and may God Almighty grant you compassion in the sight of the man, so that he will release to you your other brother and Benjamin. And as for me, if I am bereaved of my sons, I am bereaved!”
• 1 Samuel 1:18She said, “Let your bond-servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went on her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
• 2 Samuel 16:4So the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said, “I prostrate myself; may I find favor in your sight, my lord, the king!”
• Genesis 34:3But he was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.
• Judges 19:3Then her husband set out and went after her to speak gently to her in order to bring her back, taking with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. And she brought him into her father’s house, and when the girl’s father saw him, he was glad to meet him.
• 1 Samuel 25:41And she got up and bowed with her face to the ground, and said, “Behold, your slave is a servant to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
• Proverbs 15:33The fear of the Lord is the instruction for wisdom, And before honor comes humility.
• Philippians 2:3Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility consider one another as more important than yourselves;

Commentaries on Ruth 2:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Not like unto one of thine hand-maidens - I am as unworthy of thy regards as any of thine own maidservants, and yet thou showest me distinguished kindness.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-16Verses 4-16 The pious and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly persons in Israel. Such language as this is seldom heard in our field; too often, on the contrary, what is immoral and corrupt. A stranger would form a very different opinion of our land, from that which Ruth would form of Israel from the converse and conduct of Boaz and his reapers. But true religion will teach a man to behave aright in all states and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13your maidservant: By using this term, Ruth showed she was lower in status than Boaz’s servants.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-234. Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you--This pious salutation between the master and his laborers strongly indicates the state of religious feeling among the rural population of Israel at that time, as well as the artless, happy, and unsuspecting simplicity which characterized the manners of the people. The same patriarchal style of speaking is still preserved in the East.Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 2:13

• Ruth

In the dictionaries

• Damsel
• Glean
• Knowledge
• Suffice
• Boaz
• Comfortably
• Favor
• Gleaning
• Handmaid
• Naomi

Commentaries on Ruth 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings