Ruth 2:5

Ruth 2:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
• New International Version (NIV)Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, “Who does that young woman belong to?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”

Context of Ruth 2:5

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. 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!’ Boaz asked the leader of his workers, ‘Who is that young woman? Which family does she belong to?’ 6The man said, ‘She is that young woman from Moab, who returned from Moab with Naomi. 7She asked me, “Please let me walk behind your workers. Then I can pick up the grains of barley that they leave on the ground.” She has worked very hard in the field since she arrived this morning. She only had a short rest in the hut.’

Ruth 2:5 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בֹּ֙עַז֙ לְנַעֲר֔וֹ הַנִּצָּ֖ב עַל־הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים לְמִ֖י הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה הַזֹּֽאת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162
• unto his servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• that was setנָצַבnâtsab · to standH5324
• over the reapersקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• Whose damselנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291

Cross-references for Ruth 2:5

• Ruth 4:21Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.
• 1 Chronicles 2:11Nahshon became the father of Salma. Salma became the father of Boaz.

Commentaries on Ruth 2:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5His servant that was set over the reapers - This was a kind of steward or hind who had the under management of the estate. Some think that an officer of this kind is intended in the description given by Homer of the labors of a harvest field, as represented by Vulcan on one compartment of the shield which he made for Achilles: - ' ̈́· ̔, · ' ' , ' . ' ' · , , · ' ͅ ̔ ' . ' ̔ ̈́ · ' ̔ , · ̔ , ' . Iliad xviii., v. 550. There too he form'd the likeness of a…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-16Verses 4-16 The pious and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly persons in Israel. Such language as this is seldom heard in our field; too often, on the contrary, what is immoral and corrupt. A stranger would form a very different opinion of our land, from that which Ruth would form of Israel from the converse and conduct of Boaz and his reapers. But true religion will teach a man to behave aright in all states and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Boaz saw Ruth as a young woman suitable for marriage (Hebrew na‘arah).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. his servant that was set over the reapers--an overseer whose special duty was to superintend the operations in the field, to supply provision to the reapers, and pay them for their labor in the evening.Read the comment

Topics related to Ruth 2:5

• Ruth

In the dictionaries

• Boaz
• Damsel
• Glean
• Knowledge
• Suffice
• Gleaning
• Naomi

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