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 Living Translation (NLT)Then Boaz asked his foreman, “Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?”

Context of Ruth 2:5

3Then 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. 4Now behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, “The Lord be with you!” And they answered him, “The Lord bless you!” Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?” 6So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. 7And she said, ‘Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves.’ So she came and has continued from morning until now, though she rested a little in the house.”

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 begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed;
• 1 Chronicles 2:11Nahshon begot Salma, and Salma begot 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
• 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