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Ruth 2:6

MoabNaomiMoab
The stranger and outcast

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.

5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

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.

8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

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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.

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BSB
The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
KJV
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:
WEB
The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
ASV
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:
DARBY
And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish maiden who came back with Naomi out of the fields of Moab;
BLB
And the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, “A young woman, a Moabitess, she [is], the one returning with Naomi from a field of Moab.
ÅB
Tjeneren som var satt over høstfolkene, svarte: Det er den unge moabittinne som har fulgt No'omi tilbake fra Moabs land;
OTB
Oppsynsmannen svarte: «Hun er den unge moabittkvinnen som kom tilbake med Noomi fra Moabs land.
B1930
Tjeneren som var satt over høstfolkene, svarte: Det er den unge moabittinne som har fulgt No'omi tilbake fra Moabs land;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ruth 1:22

    So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

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  • Matthew 24:45

    Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

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  • Genesis 39:4

    And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

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  • Ruth 1:19

    So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?

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  • Ruth 1:16

    And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God:

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  • Matthew 20:8

    So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.

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  • Genesis 24:2

    And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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  • Genesis 15:2

    And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

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