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Ruth 2:10

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?”

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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?

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?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתִּפֹּל֙va.ti.Poland she fellH5307 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
פָּנֶ֔יהָpa.Nei.haface herH6440 →
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּva.tish.Ta.chuand she bowed downH7812 →
אָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzah[the] ground towardsH776 →
וַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559 →
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto himH413 →
מַדּוּעַ֩ma.du.a'why?H4069 →
מָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tihave I foundH4672 →
חֵ֤ןchenfavorH2580 →
בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH5869 →
לְהַכִּירֵ֔נִיle.ha.ki.Re.nito pay regard to meH5234 →
וְאָּנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.Khiand IH595 →
נָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.Yah[am] a foreignerH5237 →

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1 Samuel 25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.Ruth 2:13“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”Luke 1:43And why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?Luke 1:48For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.Luke 17:16–18He fell facedown at Jesus’ feet in thanksgiving to Him—and he was a Samaritan.2 Samuel 19:28For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”Romans 12:10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.1 Samuel 25:41She arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”2 Samuel 9:8Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”Ruth 2:19Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.Genesis 18:2And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.Ruth 2:2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.Matthew 15:22–28And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”Isaiah 56:3–8Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”Luke 7:6–7So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.Matthew 25:35For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,1 Samuel 18:18And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”Genesis 33:10But Jacob insisted, “No, please! If I have found favor in your sight, then receive this gift from my hand. For indeed, I have seen your face, and it is like seeing the face of God, since you have received me favorably.

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Ruth and Boaz — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Ruth and Boaz — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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