KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ruth 2:3
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 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.
2 And 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.
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.
4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD [be] with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel [is] this?
6 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:
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַתֵּ֤לֶךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוַתָּבוֹא֙H935 · boto come (in): comeוַתְּלַקֵּ֣טH3950 · la.qatto gatherבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הH7704 · sa.daySirionאַחֲרֵ֖יH310 · a.charafterהַקֹּצְרִ֑יםH7114 · qa.tserbe shortוַיִּ֣קֶרH7136 · qa.rahto meetמִקְרֶ֔הָH4745 · miq.rehaccidentחֶלְקַ֤תH2513 · chel.qahportionהַשָּׂדֶה֙H7704 · sa.daySirionלְבֹ֔עַזH1162 · bo.azBoazאֲשֶׁ֖רH834 · a.sherwhichמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַתH4940 · mish.pa.chahfamilyאֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃H458 · e.li.me.lekhElimelech
Cross-references
2 Thessalonians 3:12Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.Matthew 10:29Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.1 Thessalonians 4:11-12And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;Luke 10:31And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.2 Kings 8:5And 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 [is] the woman, and this [is] her son, whom Elisha restored to life.Esther 6:1-2On 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.
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