Ruth 2:3

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

1Now there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi’s husband, Elimelech. 2One day Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, “Let me go out into the harvest fields to pick up the stalks of grain left behind by anyone who is kind enough to let me do it.” Naomi replied, “All right, my daughter, go ahead.” So Ruth went out to gather grain behind the harvesters. And as it happened, she found herself working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the relative of her father-in-law, Elimelech. 4While she was there, Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters. “The Lord be with you!” he said. “The Lord bless you!” the harvesters replied. 5Then Boaz asked his foreman, “Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?”

Ruth 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 4:11Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:12We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living.
• 2 Kings 8:5And Gehazi was telling the king about the time Elisha had brought a boy back to life. At that very moment, the mother of the boy walked in to make her appeal to the king about her house and land. “Look, my lord the king!” Gehazi exclaimed. “Here is the woman now, and this is her son—the very one Elisha brought back to life!”
• Esther 6:1That night the king had trouble sleeping, so he ordered an attendant to bring the book of the history of his reign so it could be read to him.
• Matthew 10:29What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.
• Luke 10:31“By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.

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

Topics related to Ruth 2:3

• Gleaning
• Ruth

In the dictionaries

• Boaz
• Damsel
• Elimelech
• Glean
• Knowledge
• Suffice
• Chance
• Gleaning
• Hap; Haply
• Kindred

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