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Ruth 2:3 KJV
Ruth · chapter 2 · verse 3
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.Ruth 2:3 · King James Version
Ruth 2:3 in context
1And 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 unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.
3And 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.
4And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
5Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- gleanedlâqaṭproperly, to pick upH3950 →
- reapersqâtsarto dock offH7114 →
- fieldsâdeha fieldH7704 →
- afterʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- lightqârâhto light uponH7136 →
- wentyâlakto walkH3212 →
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Naomi had now gained a settlement in Bethlehem among her old friends; and here we have an account, I. Of her rich kinsman, Boaz, a mighty man of wealth, Rut 2:1. The Chaldee reads it, mighty in the law.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-3