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Ruth 2:3
3So Ruth went to the fields. She began to pick up the grains of barley that the men dropped on the ground. It happened that she was in part of a field that belonged to Boaz. Boaz was from Elimelech's clan.
Ruth 2:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)So she went out, entered a field and began to glean behind the harvesters. As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So she set out and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the clan of Elimelech.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
Context of Ruth 2:3
1Boaz was a rich and important man who lived in Bethlehem. He was from the family of Naomi's husband, Elimelech. 2One day, Ruth, the woman from Moab, said to Naomi, ‘Let me go to the fields to pick up some grain from the harvest. I will walk behind anyone who lets me do that.’ Naomi said, ‘Yes, my daughter, go and do that.’ So Ruth went to the fields. She began to pick up the grains of barley that the men dropped on the ground. It happened that she was in part of a field that belonged to Boaz. Boaz was from Elimelech's clan. 4Just then, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem town. He said ‘hello’ to the workers. ‘I pray that the Lord will help you,’ he said. The men replied, ‘We pray that the Lord will bless you!’ 5Boaz asked the leader of his workers, ‘Who is that young woman? Which family does she belong to?’
Read all of Ruth 2Ruth 2:3 word by word
וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ וַתָּבוֹא֙ וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים וַיִּ֣קֶר מִקְרֶ֔הָ חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ לְבֹ֔עַז אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And she wentיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- and gleanedלָקַטlâqaţ · to gatherH3950
- in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
- the reapersקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
- and her hapמִקְרֶהmiqreh · accidentH4745
- was to lightקָרָהqârâh · to meetH7136
- on a partחֶלְקָהchelqâh · portionH2513
- unto Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
- of the kindredמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
- of Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ĕlîymelek · ElimelechH458
Cross-references for Ruth 2:3
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11Try very much to live at peace with other people. Work hard at your own job. We have already told you that you must do these things.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12We have something to say to people who are lazy like that. We warn them with the authority that the Lord Jesus Christ gives to us. They must stop causing trouble. They must work properly, so that they get their own food to eat.
- 2 Kings 8:5So Gehazi was telling the king that Elisha had made dead people alive again. While Gehazi was saying this, the woman from Shunem came in to ask the king for her house and her fields. It was her son that Elisha had made alive again. Gehazi said, ‘My master the king, this is the woman! And this is her son that Elisha made alive again!’
- Esther 6:1That night the king could not sleep. He asked a servant to bring the kingdom's history book. He asked the servant to read the book to him.
- Matthew 10:29Think about this. People sell two birds for just one small coin. But God takes care of these little birds. Not one of them can fall to the ground unless God lets it happen.
- Luke 10:31But it happened that a priest from the temple was going down that road. He saw the man, who was lying there. But he walked past him on the other side of the road.
Commentaries on Ruth 2:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And her hap was - So she was accidentally or providentially led to that part of the cultivated country which belonged to Boaz.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3she happened to come to: Ruth chose a field seemingly at random to gather leftover grain. God uses ordinary choices to help those who trust him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz--Fields in Palestine being unenclosed, the phrase signifies that portion of the open ground which lay within the landmarks of Boaz.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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