Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageHe said, 'She asked, "Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the reapers." She has been here since early morning and has barely stopped to rest.'
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GHe said, 'She asked: "Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the reapers." She came and has been on her feet from early morning until now, with only a short rest in the shelter.'
KJV
King James VersionAnd she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleShe has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”
Footnotes
The final clause of verse 7 — זֶה שִׁבְתָּהּ הַבַּיִת מְעָט (zeh shibtah habbayit me'at) — is one of the most textually contested phrases in the book, literally 'this her sitting in the house is little.' The Hebrew is compressed and awkward; the LXX renders it differently. Most interpreters understand it as: Ruth has barely paused to rest in the field shelter, an observation that underscores her extraordinary diligence. Her tireless effort from dawn until the foreman's report stands as silent testimony to her character — hesed expressed through her body, not just her words. Both FOG and FOG Message convey this meaning while acknowledging the text's inherent difficulty.
