Berean Standard Bible

“At 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?””

Ruth 2:10

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Ruth, a Moabite widow, has come to Bethlehem with her mother-in-law Naomi. In Ruth 2 she goes to glean leftover grain in the fields, and happens to be in the field of Boaz.

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Ruth 2:11Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
Leviticus 19:9When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Ephesians 2:19Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

At 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?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your sight, that you should take knowledge of me, since I am a foreigner?”

King James Version (KJV)

Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then she went down on her face to the earth, and said to him, Why have I grace in your eyes, that you give attention to me, seeing I am from a strange people?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Ella entonces bajando su rostro inclinóse á tierra, y díjole: ¿Por qué he hallado gracia en tus ojos para que tú me reconozcas, siendo yo extranjera?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Ella le dio gracias de todo corazón: ―¿Cómo puedes ser tan bondadoso conmigo? —preguntó—. Tú sabes que yo tan sólo soy una extranjera.

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