Ruth 3:10
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
KJV
Et ille : Benedicta, inquit, es a Domino, filia, et priorem misericordiam posteriore superasti : quia non est secuta juvenes, pauperes sive divites.
Vulgate
καὶ εἶπεν Βόος Εὐλογημένη σὺ τῷ κυρίῳ θεῷ, θύγατερ, ὅτι ἠγάθυνας τὸ ἔλεός σου τὸ ἔσχατον ὑπὲρ τὸ πρῶτον τὸ μὴ πορευθῆναι ὀπίσω νεανιῶν, εἴτοι πτωχὸς εἴτοι πλούσιος.
LXX
And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר בְּרוּכָ֨ה אַ֤תְּ לַֽ/יהוָה֙ בִּתִּ֔/י הֵיטַ֛בְתְּ חַסְדֵּ֥/ךְ הָ/אַחֲר֖וֹן מִן הָ/רִאשׁ֑וֹן לְ/בִלְתִּי לֶ֗כֶת אַחֲרֵי֙ הַ/בַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים אִם דַּ֖ל וְ/אִם עָשִֽׁיר
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
- 1Sam 15:13 — And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
- 2Sam 2:5 — And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
- Gen 14:18 — And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
- Gen 14:19 — And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Gen 24:31 — And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
- Judg 17:2 — And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And
- Ruth 1:8 — And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me.
- Ruth 2:4 — And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
- Ruth 2:20 — And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of ou