Ruth 2:9 “Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along af…”

Ruth 2:9

Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that which the young men have drawn.

World English Bible

Let your eyes be on the field that they reap, and go after them. Haven’t I commanded the young men not to touch you? When you are thirsty, go to the vessels, and drink from that which the young men have drawn.”

American Standard Version

Geneva Bible 1599

Let thine eyes be on the field that they do reape, and goe thou after the maidens. Haue I not charged the seruants, that they touche thee not? Moreouer whe thou art a thirst, go vnto ye vessels, and drinke of that which ye seruants haue drawen.

Darby Translation

Let thine eyes be on the field which is being reaped, and go thou after them; have I not charged the young men not to touch thee? And when thou art athirst, go to the vessels and drink of what the young men draw.

Young's Literal Translation

thine eyes [are] on the field which they reap, and thou hast gone after them; have not I charged the young men not to touch thee? when thou art athirst then thou hast gone unto the vessels, and hast drunk from that which the young men draw.'

Bible in Basic English

Keep your eyes on the field they are cutting, and go after them; have I not given orders to the young men not to put a hand on you? And when you are in need of drink go to the vessels and take of what the young men have put there.

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Cross references

“touch thee”

1 John 5:18 Genesis 20:6 Psalm 105:15 Proverbs 6:29 1 Corinthians 7:1 Job 19:21

1 John 5:18 · BSB

We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

Genesis 20:6 · BSB

Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.

Psalm 105:15 · BSB

“Do not touch My anointed ones! Do no harm to My prophets!”

Proverbs 6:29 · BSB

So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished.

1 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB

Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.

Job 19:21 · BSB

Have pity on me, my friends, have pity, for the hand of God has struck me.

“go”

Matthew 10:42 Genesis 24:18–20 John 4:7–11

Matthew 10:42 · BSB

And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”

Genesis 24:18–20 · BSB

“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.

John 4:7–11 · BSB

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.

10At 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?”

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