Ruth 2:10
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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?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?”
In other translations
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?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?”
Hebrew words
וַתִּפֹּלvatipoland she fellH5307עַל־'al-onH5921פָּנֶיהָpaneihaface herH6440וַתִּשְׁתַּחוּvatishtachuand she bowed downH7812אָרְצָה'aretzah[the] ground towardsH776וַתֹּאמֶרvatomerand she saidH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413מַדּוּעַmadua'why?H4069מָצָאתִיmatzatihave I foundH4672חֵןchenfavorH2580בְּעֵינֶיךָbe'eineikhain view yourH5869לְהַכִּירֵנִיlehakirenito pay regard to meH5234וְאָּנֹכִיve'anokhiand IH595נָכְרִיָּה׃nakheriyah[am] a foreignerH5237
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