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As it turned out, she was working in a field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ruth/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>belonging</i> unto Boaz, who <i>was</i> of the kindred of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then she left, and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And she happened to come to the part of the field <i>belonging</i> to Boaz, who <i>was</i> of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So she left and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So she went. And she came and gleaned in the field after the reapers. And it so happened that she happened <i>to come</i> to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Ruth went and picked up the leftover grain in a field after the reapers; and she happened to stop at the plot of land belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ruth left and entered the field to gather grain behind the harvesters. She happened to be in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from Elimelech’s family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ruth left and entered the field to gather grain behind the harvesters. She happened to be in the portion of land belonging to Boaz, who was from Elimelech&#8217s family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Ruth went out to the fields and walked behind the workers, picking up the heads of grain which they left. It so happened that she was in a field that belonged to Boaz. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So she went out, proceeded to the field, and gleaned behind the harvesters. And it happened that she came to the portion of land belonging to Boaz, of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Ruth went and gathered grain in the fields behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her lot was to light on a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And she goes and comes and gathers in a field after the reapers, and her chance happens—the portion of the field is Boaz’s who [is] of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And she goeth and cometh and gathereth in a field after the reapers, and her chance happeneth -- the portion of the field is Boaz's who is of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And she will go, and come and gather in the field after the reapers; and she will happen from chance upon a part of the field to Boaz, who was from the family of Elimelech.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />She went therefore and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so she went and gathered the ears of grain after the completion of the reaping. But it happened that this field was owned by Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So she went. The field she entered to glean after the harvesters happened to be the section belonging to Boaz, of the clan of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So she went. She came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers. As it happened, she came to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So Ruth went to glean ears of wheat after the reapers; and it happened that she came upon a portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimeleck.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ruth went to collect the gleaning after the reapers, and she came into a section of the field of Baaz, son of the family of Alimalek<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she went; and came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers; and she happened by chance to come on a portion of the land of Booz, of the kindred of Elimelech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/2-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LT1nlCXT1mU?start=254" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ruth/2.htm">Boaz Meets Ruth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wat·tê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">So Ruth departed</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wat·tā·ḇō·w (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">into the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/3950.htm" title="3950: wat·tə·laq·qêṭ (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To pick or gather up, glean. A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. to gather; specifically, to glean.">and gleaned</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: haq·qō·ṣə·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest.">the harvesters.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7136.htm" title="7136: way·yi·qer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to light upon; causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers.">And she happened</a> <a href="/hebrew/4745.htm" title="4745: miq·re·hā (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Accident, chance, fortune. From qarah; something met with, i.e. An accident or fortune.">to come</a> <a href="/hebrew/2513.htm" title="2513: ḥel·qaṯ (N-fsc) -- Smoothness, flattery, an allotment. Feminine of cheleq; properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment.">to the part</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: haś·śā·ḏeh (Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of the field</a> <a href="/hebrew/1162.htm" title="1162: lə·ḇō·‘az (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple.">belonging to Boaz,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who was</a> <a href="/hebrew/4940.htm" title="4940: mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- From shaphah; a family, i.e. Circle of relatives; figuratively, a class, a species or sort; by extens. A tribe or people.">from the clan</a> <a href="/hebrew/458.htm" title="458: ’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ (N-proper-ms) -- God is king, the husband of Naomi. From 'el and melek; God of king; Elimelek, an Israelite.">of Elimelech.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Proverbs 16:9</a></span><br />A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-27.htm">Genesis 24:27</a></span><br />saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Psalm 37:23</a></span><br />The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-16.htm">1 Samuel 9:16-17</a></span><br />“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.” / When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29-31</a></span><br />Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">1 Kings 19:19</a></span><br />So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1-6</a></span><br />Now Elisha had said to the woman whose son he had restored to life, “Arise, you and your household; go and live as a foreigner wherever you can. For the LORD has decreed that a seven-year famine will come to the land.” / So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines. / At the end of seven years, when the woman returned from the land of the Philistines, she went to the king to appeal for her house and her land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-26.htm">Acts 17:26-27</a></span><br />From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. / God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-11.htm">Ephesians 1:11</a></span><br />In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-12.htm">Genesis 24:12-14</a></span><br />“O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham. / Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. / Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7-12</a></span><br />Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up. / Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way, / but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-16.htm">2 Samuel 24:16</a></span><br />But when the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the LORD relented from the calamity and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1-11</a></span><br />That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him. / And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes. / The king inquired, “What honor or dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this act?” “Nothing has been done for him,” replied the king’s attendants. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.</p><p class="hdg">gleaned</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:11,12</a></b></br> And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-12.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:12</a></b></br> Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.</p><p class="hdg">hap was [heb] hap happened</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">2 Kings 8:5</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this <i>is</i> the woman, and this <i>is</i> her son, whom Elisha restored to life.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/6-1.htm">Esther 6:1,2</a></b></br> On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-29.htm">Matthew 10:29</a></b></br> Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/19-9.htm">Allotment</a> <a href="/joshua/22-11.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Boaz</a> <a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Bo'az</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm">Chanced</a> <a href="/joshua/9-27.htm">Cutters</a> <a href="/ruth/1-7.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Elimelech</a> <a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Elim'elech</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Harvesters</a> <a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ruth/1-18.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/joshua/6-23.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/judges/19-26.htm">Light</a> <a href="/ruth/1-17.htm">Part</a> <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/judges/18-28.htm">Property</a> <a href="/james/5-4.htm">Reapers</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Allotment</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-18.htm">Belonging</a> <a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Boaz</a> <a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Bo'az</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm">Chanced</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Cutters</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm">Departed</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Elimelech</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Elim'elech</a> <a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Harvesters</a> <a href="/ruth/2-16.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ruth/2-10.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/ruth/3-2.htm">Kindred</a> <a href="/1_samuel/3-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/ruth/3-13.htm">Part</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/ruth/4-7.htm">Property</a> <a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Reapers</a> <a href="/ruth/3-8.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Ruth 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/2-4.htm">Boaz takes notice of her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">and shows her great favor</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ruth/2-18.htm">That which she got, she carries to Naomi</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ruth/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ruth/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Ruth departed and went out into the field</b><br>Ruth's departure signifies her proactive nature and willingness to provide for herself and Naomi. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, widows often faced poverty and marginalization. Ruth's decision to glean reflects the Mosaic Law's provision for the poor, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19</a>, which allowed the needy to gather leftover crops. This act of gleaning demonstrates Ruth's humility and determination.<p><b>and gleaned after the harvesters.</b><br>Gleaning was a common practice in ancient Israel, where landowners were instructed to leave the edges of their fields unharvested for the poor and foreigners. Ruth, a Moabite, was both a foreigner and a widow, making her eligible to glean. This practice highlights God's provision for the marginalized and sets the stage for Ruth's encounter with Boaz, a man of standing in the community.<p><b>And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz,</b><br>The phrase "she happened" suggests a divine orchestration rather than mere coincidence. In the biblical narrative, God's providence is often at work behind the scenes. Boaz's field becomes a place of blessing and protection for Ruth, illustrating how God guides and provides for those who trust in Him. This moment foreshadows the unfolding of God's plan for Ruth and Naomi's redemption.<p><b>who was from the clan of Elimelech.</b><br>Boaz's connection to Elimelech, Naomi's deceased husband, is significant. In the cultural and legal context of Israel, the concept of the kinsman-redeemer (goel) was crucial. A kinsman-redeemer had the responsibility to protect the interests of needy family members, as outlined in <a href="/leviticus/25-25.htm">Leviticus 25:25-55</a>. Boaz's role as a potential redeemer for Ruth and Naomi is a central theme in the book, symbolizing Christ's redemptive work for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>A Moabite widow who demonstrates loyalty and faithfulness by staying with her mother-in-law, Naomi, and seeking to provide for them both.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a></b><br>A wealthy and influential man from Bethlehem, belonging to the clan of Elimelech. He is a relative of Naomi's deceased husband and plays a significant role as a kinsman-redeemer.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/field.htm">Field</a></b><br>The setting where Ruth goes to glean. Fields were divided among different owners, and Ruth "happens" to glean in Boaz's field, which is significant for the unfolding of God's providential plan.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gleaning.htm">Gleaning</a></b><br>The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been harvested. This was a provision in the Law of Moses for the poor and foreigners (<a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>).<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/clan_of_elimelech.htm">Clan of Elimelech</a></b><br>The family line to which both Naomi's deceased husband and Boaz belong, highlighting the potential for Boaz to act as a redeemer for Ruth and Naomi.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence.htm">Divine Providence</a></b><br>Ruth's "happening" upon Boaz's field is not mere chance but a demonstration of God's providential care and guidance. We can trust that God is at work in our lives, even in seemingly random events.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_action.htm">Faithfulness in Action</a></b><br>Ruth's decision to glean reflects her commitment to Naomi and her willingness to work hard. Our faith should be demonstrated through our actions and dedication to serving others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_for_the_vulnerable.htm">God's Provision for the Vulnerable</a></b><br>The law of gleaning shows God's heart for the poor and the foreigner. As believers, we are called to care for those in need and provide opportunities for them to thrive.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Boaz's field represents a community that follows God's laws and provides for the less fortunate. We should strive to create communities that reflect God's love and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ruth_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ruth 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_ruth's_story.htm">What are the key events in Ruth's story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_book_of_ruth_about.htm">What is the story and significance of the Book of Ruth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_ruth_and_boaz's_story_important.htm">What is the significance of Ruth and Boaz's story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_life_guided_by_luck_or_divine_will.htm">Does luck or divine will guide our lives?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ruth/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Her hap was to light on.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">her hap happened. </span>A chance in outward seeming, yet a clear shaping of her course by unseen hands. Her steps were divinely guided to a certain field, that God's good purposes should be worked out.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - Ruth, having obtained the con. sent of her mother-in-law, <span class="cmt_word">went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers.</span> That is, she "went forth," viz., from the city, "and came to the cornfields, and gleaned." "There are some," says Lawson, "whose virtue and industry lie only in their tongues. They say, and do not. But Ruth was no less diligent in business than wise in resolution." The later Jews had a set of fantastic bylaws concerning gleaning, detailed by Maimonides. One of them was, that if only one or two stalks fell from the sickle or hand of the reaper, these should be left lying for the gleaners; but if <span class="accented">three stalks</span> fell, then the whole of them belonged to the proprietor (see Carpzov's 'Collegium Rabbinico-Biblicum,' p. 242). Happily for Ruth, her steps were so ordered that the field which she entered as a gleaner belonged to Elimelech's kinsman, Boaz. <span class="cmt_word">And it so happened, runs the story, that it was the portion of the fields that belonged to Boas, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/2-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Ruth departed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and went out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתָּבוֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tā·ḇō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the field</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gleaned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tə·laq·qêṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3950.htm">Strong's 3950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pick up, to gather, to glean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the harvesters.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qō·ṣə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7114.htm">Strong's 7114: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dock off, curtail, to harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And she happened</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּ֣קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yi·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7136.htm">Strong's 7136: </a> </span><span class="str2">To light upon, to bring about, to impose timbers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to come</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְרֶ֔הָ</span> <span class="translit">(miq·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4745.htm">Strong's 4745: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something met with, an accident, fortune</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the part</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶלְקַ֤ת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥel·qaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2513.htm">Strong's 2513: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoothness, flattery, an allotment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the field</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׂדֶה֙</span> <span class="translit">(haś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[belonging] to Boaz,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֹ֔עַז</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇō·‘az)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1162.htm">Strong's 1162: </a> </span><span class="str2">Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who [was]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the clan</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת</span> <span class="translit">(mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4940.htm">Strong's 4940: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Elimelech.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_458.htm">Strong's 458: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elimelech -- 'God is king', the husband of Naomi</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/2-3.htm">Ruth 2:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/2-3.htm">OT History: Ruth 2:3 She went and came and gleaned (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/2-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 2:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/2-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 2:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>