Ruth 2:1

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

Naomi had a relative. He was from Elimelech’s side of the family. He was a man of outstanding character named Boaz. 2Ruth, who was from Moab, said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field of anyone who will be kind to me. There I will gather the grain left behind by the reapers.” Naomi told her, “Go, my daughter.” 3So Ruth went. She entered a field and gathered the grain left behind by the reapers. Now it happened that she ended up in the part of the field that belonged to Boaz, who was from Elimelech’s family.

Ruth 2:1 word by word

וּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞י מוֹדַ֣ע לְאִישָׁ֗הּ אִ֚ישׁ גִּבּ֣וֹר חַ֔יִל מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ וּשְׁמ֖וֹ בֹּֽעַז׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Naomiנׇעֳמִיno‛ŏmîy · NaomiH5281
• had a kinsmanיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• had a kinsmanמוֹדַעmôda‛ môdâ‛ · kinsmanH4129
• of her husband’sאִישׁ'îysh · man: husbandH376
• a mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of wealthחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• of the familyמִשְׁפָּחָהmishpâchâh · familyH4940
• of Elimelechאֱלִימֶ֫לֶךְ'ĕlîymelek · ElimelechH458
• and his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Boazבֹּ֫עַזbô‛az · BoazH1162

Cross-references for Ruth 2:1

• Ruth 3:2Isn’t Boaz, whose young women you’ve been working with, our relative? He will be separating the barley from its husks on the threshing floor tonight.
• Deuteronomy 8:17You may say to yourselves, “I became wealthy because of my own ability and strength.”
• Job 1:3He owned 7,000 sheep and goats, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the most influential person in the Middle East.
• Job 31:25If I enjoyed being very rich because my hand had found great ⌞wealth⌟….
• Ruth 4:21Salmon was the father of Boaz. Boaz was the father of Obed.
• Judges 12:8After Jephthah, Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 2:10Ram was the father of Amminadab. Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, leader of Judah’s people.
• Matthew 1:5Salmon and Rahab were the father and mother of Boaz. Boaz and Ruth were the father and mother of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse,
• Luke 3:32son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Salmon, son of Nahshon,

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

Topics related to Ruth 2:1

• Elimelech

In the dictionaries

• Boaz
• Damsel
• Elimelech
• Glean
• Knowledge
• Suffice
• Kinsman; Kinswoman
• 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