Ruth 2:3
ContextNETBible | So Ruth 1 went and gathered grain in the fields 2 behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up 3 in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech. |
XREF | 2Ki 8:5; Es 6:1,2; Mt 10:29; Lu 10:31; 1Th 4:11,12; 2Th 3:12 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “she”; the referent (Ruth) has been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 tn Heb “and she went and entered [a field] and gleaned in the field behind the harvesters.” Cf. KJV, NASB, NRSV “the reapers”; TEV “the workers.” 3 sn The text is written from Ruth’s limited perspective. As far as she was concerned, she randomly picked a spot in the field. But God was providentially at work and led her to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who, as a near relative of Elimelech, was a potential benefactor. |