Ruth 2:5
3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
7 And 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.
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
- And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
- KJV
- Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
- WEB
- Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, “Whose young lady is this?”
- ASV
- Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
- DARBY
- And Boaz said to his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?
- BLB
- And Boaz said to his young man who was set over the reapers, “To whom [is] this young woman?”
- ÅB
- Og Boas sa til den av sine tjenere som var satt over høstfolkene: Hvem tilhører denne pike?
- OTB
- Boas spurte sin oppsynsmann over høstfolkene: «Hvem tilhører denne unge kvinnen?»
- B1930
- Og Boas sa til den av sine tjenere som var satt over høstfolkene: Hvem tilhører denne pike?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 2:11–12
And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,
Read in contextRuth 4:21
And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
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