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

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. 2And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said to her, Go, my daughter. 3And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to come to a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

Ruth 2:1 word by word

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

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

Cross-references for Ruth 2:1

• Ruth 3:2And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
• Deuteronomy 8:17And thou shalt say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.
• Job 1:3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
• Job 31:25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much;
• Ruth 4:21And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,
• Judges 12:8And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.
• 1 Chronicles 2:10And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah;
• Matthew 1:5And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
• Luke 3:32Who was the son of Jesse, who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Boaz, who was the son of Salmon, who was the 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