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Ruth 2:1
1And Naomi had a relation of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Ruth 2:1 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of standing from the clan of Elimelek, whose name was Boaz.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a worthy man of the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
- New King James Version (NKJV)There was a relative of Naomi’s husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz.
Context of Ruth 2:1
And Naomi had a relation of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. 2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me, I pray, go to the field and glean among the ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find favour. And she said to her, Go, my daughter. 3And she went; and she came and gleaned in the fields after the reapers; and she chanced to light on an allotment of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
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וּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞י מוֹדַ֣ע לְאִישָׁ֗הּ אִ֚ישׁ גִּבּ֣וֹר חַ֔יִל מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ וּשְׁמ֖וֹ בֹּֽעַז׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ruth 2:1
- Ruth 3:2And now, is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he is winnowing barley in the threshing-floor to-night.
- Deuteronomy 8:17— and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has procured me this wealth.
- Job 1:3And his substance was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and very many servants; and this man was greater than all the children of the east.
- Job 31:25If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
- Ruth 4:21and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed,
- Judges 12:8And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 2:10And Ram begot Amminadab; and Amminadab begot Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
- Matthew 1:5and Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse,
- Luke 3:32of Jesse, of Obed, of Booz, of Salmon, of Naasson,
Commentaries on Ruth 2:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A mighty man of wealth - We have already seen that some suppose Boaz to have been one of the judges of Israel; he was no doubt a man of considerable property.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A kinsman - More literally “an acquaintance”; here (and in the feminine, Rth 3:2 ) denoting the person with whom one is intimately acquainted, one‘s near relation. The next kinsman of Rth 2:20 , etc. גאל gā'al is a wholly different word. Boaz - Commonly taken to mean, “strength is in him” (compare 1 Kings 7:21).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz. (1-3) The kindness of Boaz to Ruth. (4-16) Ruth returns to her mother-in-law. (17-23) Verses 1-3 Observe Ruth's humility. When Providence had made her poor, she cheerfully stoops to her lot. High spirits will rather starve than stoop; not so Ruth. Nay, it is her own proposal. She speaks humbly in her expectation of leave to glean. We may not demand kindness as a debt, but ask, and take it as a favour, though in a small…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Boaz was a relative of Elimelech, so he could be a family redeemer for the widows Ruth and Naomi (see study note on Judges2:20).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-32. Ruth ... said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean--The right of gleaning was conferred by a positive law on the widow, the poor, and the stranger (see on Le 19:9 and De 24:19). But liberty to glean behind the reapers [Ru 2:3] was not a right that could be claimed; it was a privilege granted or refused according to the good will or favor of the owner.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ruth 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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