Ruth 2:1
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
2 And 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.
3 So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
- KJV
- And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
- WEB
- Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
- ASV
- And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband`s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
- DARBY
- And Naomi had a relation of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
- BLB
- And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband, a man of great wealth, from the family of Elimelech. And His name [was] Boaz.
- ÅB
- No'omi hadde en frende på sin manns side, en mektig mann av Elimeleks slekt, som hette Boas.
- OTB
- Nå hadde Noomi en slektning på sin manns side, en mann med stor rikdom fra Elimeleks familie, som het Boas.
- B1930
- No'omi hadde en frende på sin manns side, en mektig mann av Elimeleks slekt, som hette Boas.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ruth 4:21
Salmon was the father of Boaz, Boaz was the father of Obed,
Read in contextRuth 3:12
Yes, it is true that I am a kinsman-redeemer, but there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Read in contextRuth 3:2
Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.
Read in contextMatthew 1:5
Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:17–18
You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”
Read in context1 Chronicles 2:10–12
Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.
Read in contextRuth 1:2
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
Read in contextLuke 3:32
the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,
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