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Ruth 2:6 The foreman answered, "She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ruth/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The overseer replied, “She is the Moabite who came back from Moab with Naomi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ruth/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And the foreman replied, “She is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ruth/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, “She is the young Moabite woman, who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ruth/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ruth/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It <i>is</i> the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ruth/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It <i>is</i> the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ruth/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the servant in charge of the reapers replied, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The servant in charge of the reapers replied, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ruth/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the servant in charge of the reapers answered and said, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ruth/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The young man in charge of the reapers replied, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the fields of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ruth/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The servant in charge of the reapers answered, “She is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ruth/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The servant answered, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the territory of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ruth/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The servant answered, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ruth/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ruth/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man answered, "She is the one who came back from Moab with Naomi. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ruth/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ruth/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The young man answered, "She's a young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ruth/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The man answered, "She is the foreigner who came back from Moab with Naomi. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ruth/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The foreman of the harvesters answered, "She is the Moabite who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ruth/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The foreman answered, ?She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ruth/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, "She's the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the region of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ruth/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The servant who was set over the reapers answered, "It is the Moabite woman who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ruth/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi from the country of Moab:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ruth/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ruth/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the young man who is set over the reapers answers and says, “A young woman—Moabitess—she [is], who came back with Naomi from the fields of Moab,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ruth/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the young man who is set over the reapers answereth and saith, 'A young woman -- Moabitess -- she is, who came back with Naomi from the fields of Moab,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ruth/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the young man set over the reapers will answer and say, The Moabitess maiden; she turned back with Naomi from the field of Moab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ruth/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he answered him: This is the Moabitess who came with Noemi, from the land of Moab, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ruth/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He answered him, “This is the Moabite woman, who came with Naomi, from the land of the Moabites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ruth/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The young man overseeing the harvesters answered, “She is the young Moabite who came back with Naomi from the plateau of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ruth/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The servant who was in charge of the reapers answered, “She is the Moabite who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ruth/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the young man answered and said to him, It is the Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the land of Moab;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ruth/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the boy answered and said to him: “The woman is a Moabitess. She has come with Namei from the land of Moab<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ruth/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said: 'It is a Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the field of Moab;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ruth/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And his servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel who returned with Noemin out of the land of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ruth/2-6.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=281" 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">5</span>And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: han·na·‘ar (Art:: N-ms) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">The foreman</a> <a href="/hebrew/5324.htm" title="5324: han·niṣ·ṣāḇ (Art:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A prim root; to station, in various applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7114.htm" title="7114: haq·qō·wṣ·rîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To dock off, curtail, to harvest. A primitive root; to dock off, i.e. Curtail; especially to harvest."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: way·ya·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To answer, respond.">answered,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">“She is</a> <a href="/hebrew/4125.htm" title="4125: mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh (N-proper-fs) -- Feminine Mownabiyah; or Mowabiyth; patronymical from Mow'ab; a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. A descendant from Moab.">the Moabitess</a> <a href="/hebrew/5291.htm" title="5291: na·‘ă·rāh (N-fs) -- A girl, maiden. Feminine of na'ar; a girl."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: haš·šā·ḇāh (Art:: V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">who returned</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: ‘im- (Prep) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/5281.htm" title="5281: nā·‘o·mî (N-proper-fs) -- Mother-in-law of Ruth. From no'am; pleasant; Noomi, an Israelitess.">Naomi</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: miś·śə·ḏêh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">from the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”…<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="/ruth/1-22.htm">Ruth 1:22</a></span><br />So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/4-13.htm">Ruth 4:13-17</a></span><br />So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. And when he had relations with her, the LORD enabled her to conceive, and she gave birth to a son. / Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman-redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel. / He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-19.htm">Deuteronomy 24:19</a></span><br />If you are harvesting in your field and forget a sheaf there, do not go back to get it. It is to be left for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-9.htm">Leviticus 19:9-10</a></span><br />When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. / You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a></span><br />When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-5.htm">Matthew 1:5</a></span><br />Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Genesis 24:2-4</a></span><br />So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, / and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-15.htm">Genesis 29:15-20</a></span><br />Laban said to him, “Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be.” / Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel. / Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-58.htm">1 Samuel 17:58</a></span><br />“Whose son are you, young man?” asked Saul. “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem,” David replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-10.htm">1 Samuel 25:10</a></span><br />But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/9-6.htm">2 Samuel 9:6</a></span><br />And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!” / “How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-55.htm">Matthew 13:55-56</a></span><br />“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas? / Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">Luke 1:26-27</a></span><br />In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, / to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-2.htm">Genesis 15:2</a></b></br> And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house <i>is</i> this Eliezer of Damascus?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-2.htm">Genesis 24:2</a></b></br> And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Genesis 39:4</a></b></br> And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all <i>that</i> he had he put into his hand.</p><p class="hdg">It is the</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16,19,22</a></b></br> And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, <i>or</i> to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people <i>shall be</i> my people, and thy God my God: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Cutters</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Moabite</a> <a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Moabitess</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Moabitish</a> <a href="/ruth/2-2.htm">Naomi</a> <a href="/ruth/2-1.htm">Na'omi</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Reapers</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/ruth/2-5.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/9-17.htm">Authority</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-1.htm">Charge</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Cutters</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-3.htm">Damsel</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-3.htm">Lady</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-2.htm">Maiden</a> <a href="/ruth/4-3.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">Moabite</a> <a href="/ruth/2-21.htm">Moabitess</a> <a href="/ruth/1-4.htm">Moabitish</a> <a href="/ruth/2-18.htm">Naomi</a> <a href="/ruth/2-20.htm">Na'omi</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Reapers</a> <a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/ruth/2-8.htm">Young</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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>The foreman answered</b><br>In the context of ancient Israel, a foreman was responsible for overseeing the workers during the harvest. This role required leadership and accountability, ensuring that the work was done efficiently and fairly. The foreman's response indicates his awareness of the people working in the field, reflecting the close-knit nature of agrarian communities in biblical times.<p><b>She is the Moabitess</b><br>The term "Moabitess" identifies Ruth's ethnic background, highlighting her foreign status in Israel. Moab was a neighboring nation often at odds with Israel, and Moabites were generally viewed with suspicion or hostility. This detail underscores the remarkable nature of Ruth's acceptance and integration into the Israelite community, which foreshadows the inclusive nature of God's kingdom.<p><b>who returned with Naomi</b><br>Naomi's return to Bethlehem with Ruth marks a significant turning point in the narrative. Naomi, having left Bethlehem due to famine, returns after the death of her husband and sons, accompanied by her loyal daughter-in-law. This return signifies a movement from despair to hope, setting the stage for God's providential care and the unfolding of His redemptive plan.<p><b>from the land of Moab</b><br>Moab, located east of the Dead Sea, was known for its rugged terrain and historical enmity with Israel. The mention of Moab emphasizes the cultural and religious barriers Ruth overcame to join Naomi. This journey from Moab to Bethlehem symbolizes a transition from paganism to faith in the God of Israel, prefiguring the inclusion of Gentiles in the New Covenant through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/ruth.htm">Ruth</a></b><br>A Moabitess, widow, and daughter-in-law of Naomi. She is known for her loyalty and faithfulness, having left her homeland to support Naomi.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/naomi.htm">Naomi</a></b><br>An Israelite woman who returned to Bethlehem from Moab after the death of her husband and sons. She is Ruth's mother-in-law.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/foreman.htm">Foreman</a></b><br>The overseer of Boaz's fields, responsible for managing the harvesters and reporting to Boaz.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/boaz.htm">Boaz</a></b><br>A wealthy landowner in Bethlehem, a relative of Naomi's deceased husband, and a man of noble character.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A region east of the Dead Sea, often in conflict with Israel. Ruth's origin from Moab highlights her outsider status in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_and_loyalty.htm">Faithfulness and Loyalty</a></b><br>Ruth's identity as a Moabitess who chose to stay with Naomi highlights the importance of loyalty and faithfulness in relationships. Her commitment serves as a model for believers in their relationships with family and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty and Provision</a></b><br>Despite Ruth's status as a foreigner and widow, God orchestrates events to provide for her and Naomi. This teaches us to trust in God's sovereignty and provision, even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/welcoming_the_outsider.htm">Welcoming the Outsider</a></b><br>The inclusion of Ruth, a Moabitess, into the community of Israel challenges believers to welcome and embrace those who are different or marginalized, reflecting God's inclusive love.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/character_and_reputation.htm">Character and Reputation</a></b><br>The foreman's recognition of Ruth as "the Moabitess who returned with Naomi" underscores the importance of character and reputation. Our actions and decisions can speak volumes about our faith and integrity.<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/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/what_is_the_purpose_of_prayer.htm">How does the Bible describe famine's impact?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_a_foreign_widow_freely_glean_fields.htm">Ruth 2:2–3 – Is it historically plausible that a foreign widow could freely glean in a stranger’s field with no social or legal barriers? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ruth_1_1_align_with_judges'_era.htm">How does the timeline in Ruth 1:1 align with or contradict other biblical accounts of the era of the judges?</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>(6, 7) The steward gives a detailed account of Ruth. She is "the (rather "a") Moabitish damsel," she is a foreigner [as such she had a <span class= "ital">special </span>claim to the gleaning, <a href="/context/leviticus/19-9.htm" title="And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest.">Leviticus 19:9-10</a>]. She is the daughter-in-law of Naomi; and he adds that her behaviour has been praiseworthy, for she asked leave before beginning to glean, and she has worked hard all day, save for a short interval of rest. It would seem that Boaz's visit to the field fell at the time when Ruth was thus resting: "This is her tarrying for a little in the house"; apparently, that is, some rude shelter from the heat set up in the field, like the <span class= "ital">lodge </span>of <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm" title="And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.">Isaiah 1:8</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ruth/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the young man who was set over the reapers replied and said, She is a Moabitish young woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.</span> The young man had already received, no doubt from her own lips, particulars regarding the attractive stranger. Instead of the free definitive rendering of Luther and King James's English version, "<span class="accented">the</span> Moabitish damsel," it is better, with Michaelis, Wright, Raabe, to adhere to the original indefiniteness, "a Moabitish maiden." Note the Zeugmatic use of the word <span class="accented">returned</span> as applied here, as well as in <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Ruth 1:22</a>, not only to Naomi, but also to Ruth. It is thus used on the same Zeugmatic principle as the <span class="accented">word die</span> in <a href="/genesis/47-19.htm">Genesis 47:19</a>: "Wherefore shall we <span class="accented">die</span> before thine eyes, both we and <span class="accented">our land?"</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ruth/2-6.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">The foreman</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנַּ֛עַר</span> <span class="translit">(han·na·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answered,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֗עַן</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“She [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֔יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Moabitess</span><br /><span class="heb">מֽוֹאֲבִיָּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’ă·ḇî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4125.htm">Strong's 4125: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moabite -- descendant of Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who returned</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁ֥בָה</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">עִֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Naomi</span><br /><span class="heb">נָעֳמִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(nā·‘o·mî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5281.htm">Strong's 5281: </a> </span><span class="str2">Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׂדֵ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(miś·śə·ḏêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<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">of Moab.</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ruth/2-6.htm">Ruth 2:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ruth/2-6.htm">OT History: Ruth 2:6 The servant who was set over (Ru Rut.)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ruth/2-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ruth 2:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ruth/2-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ruth 2:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ruth 2:7" /></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>