Ruth 3:2
And now, is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
Now is not Boaz, our relative, with whose young women you have been working? Tonight, he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And now is not Boaz{H1162} our kinsman,{H4130} with whose maidens{H5291} thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth{H2219} barley{H8184} to-night{H3915} in the threshing-floor.{H1637}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And now is not Boaz{H1162} of our kindred{H4130}, with whose maidens{H5291} thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth{H2219}{(H8802)} barley{H8184} to night{H3915} in the threshingfloor{H1637}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Boos oure kynsman, by whose damsels thou hast bene, casteth vp barlye now this night in his barne.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Now also is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maides thou wast? beholde, he winoweth barly to night in the floore.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And is not Booz our kinsman, with whose maydens thou wast? Beholde, he winnoweth barlie to night in the thresshing floore.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Now isn't Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and now, is not Boaz of our acquaintance, with whose young women thou hast been? lo, he is winnowing the threshing-floor of barley to-night,
American Standard Version (1901)
And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
American Standard Version (1901)
And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And now, is there not Boaz, our relation, with whose young women you were? See, tonight he is separating the grain from the waste in his grain-floor.
World English Bible (2000)
Now isn't Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing floor.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Now Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor.
Referenced Verses
- Ruth 2:8 : 8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, Do you not hear, my daughter? Do not go to glean in another field or leave this place, but stay here close to my maidens.
- Ruth 2:20-23 : 20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, This man is a relative of ours, one of our nearest kinsmen. 21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest. 22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, that they may not meet you in any other field. 23 So she stayed close by the maidens of Boaz to glean until the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest and lived with her mother-in-law.
- Heb 2:11-14 : 11 For both He who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are all of one; for which reason He is not ashamed to call them brethren, 12 Saying, I will declare Your name to my brethren, in the midst of the church I will sing praise to You. 13 And again, I will put my trust in Him. And again, Behold, I and the children whom God has given me. 14 Since then the children partake of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil;
- Deut 25:5-9 : 5 If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside to a stranger; her husband's brother shall go to her and take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her. 6 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother who is dead, that his name may not be put out of Israel. 7 And if the man does not want to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate to the elders, and say, 'My husband's brother refuses to raise up a name for his brother in Israel; he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.' 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak to him; and if he stands firm, and says, 'I do not want to take her,' 9 Then his brother's wife shall come to him in the presence of the elders, remove his shoe from his foot, spit in his face, and shall answer and say, 'So shall it be done to the man who will not build up his brother's house.' 10 And his name shall be called in Israel, 'The house of him who had his shoe removed.'
- Ruth 2:1 : 1 And Naomi had a relative of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Similar Verses (AI)
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3 Wash yourself therefore, and anoint yourself, and put your clothes upon you, and get down to the floor: but do not make yourself known to the man, until he has finished eating and drinking.
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1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
- Ruth 2:13-2311 verses80%
13 Then she said, Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, for you have comforted me, and you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.
14 And Boaz said to her, At mealtime come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your piece in the vinegar. So she sat beside the reapers, and he handed her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied, and left some.
15 And when she rose up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and do not reproach her.
16 And also let fall some of the bundles of grain for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and do not rebuke her.
17 So she gleaned in the field until evening, and beat out what she had gleaned, and it was about an ephah of barley.
18 Then she took it up and went into the city, and her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out and gave to her what she had reserved after she was satisfied.
19 And her mother-in-law said to her, Where have you gleaned today? And where have you worked? Blessed be he who took notice of you. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, The man's name with whom I worked today is Boaz.
20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, This man is a relative of ours, one of our nearest kinsmen.
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said to me also, You shall stay close by my young men until they have finished all my harvest.
22 And Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his maidens, that they may not meet you in any other field.
23 So she stayed close by the maidens of Boaz to glean until the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest and lived with her mother-in-law.
- Ruth 2:1-1111 verses80%
1 And Naomi had a relative 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 to Naomi, Let me now go to the field and glean ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.
3 So she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and her chance was to happen upon a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
4 And behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said to the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless you.
5 Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, Whose young woman is this?
6 And the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish young woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.
7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came and has continued even from the morning until now, except she rested a little in the house.
8 Then Boaz said to Ruth, Do you not hear, my daughter? Do not go to glean in another field or leave this place, but stay here close to my maidens.
9 Let your eyes be on the field that they do reap, and follow after them. Have I not charged the young men that they shall not touch you? And when you are thirsty, go to the vessels and drink from what the young men have drawn.
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said to him, Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, seeing I am a stranger?
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, It has fully been shown to me all that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people which you did not know before.
- Ruth 3:6-1813 verses79%
6 And she went down to the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law instructed her.
7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of grain: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and lay down.
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was startled, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
9 And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.
10 And he said, Blessed are you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether poor or rich.
11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to you all that you ask: for all the city of my people knows that you are a virtuous woman.
12 And now it is true that I am your near kinsman: however there is a kinsman nearer than I.
13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform the duty of a kinsman to you, good; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to you, then I will do the part of a kinsman to you, as the LORD lives: lie down until the morning.
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before anyone could recognize another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
15 Also he said, Bring the veil that you have upon you, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
16 And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who are you, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
17 And she said, These six measures of barley he gave me; for he said to me, Go not empty to your mother-in-law.
18 Then she said, Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out: for the man will not rest until he has finished the thing this day.
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1 Then Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. Boaz said to him, 'Come over here, sit down.' So he turned aside and sat down.
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22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, who returned from the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.
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14 Then the women said to Naomi, 'Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a kinsman, and may his name be famous in Israel.
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5 Then Boaz said, 'The day you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, the widow of the deceased, to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance.'
- Ruth 1:11-133 verses73%
11 And Naomi said, Turn back, my daughters: why will you go with me? Are there still sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
12 Turn back, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have a husband tonight and also bear sons;
13 Would you wait for them till they were grown? Would you restrain yourselves from having husbands? No, my daughters; for it grieves me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.
- Ruth 1:6-94 verses72%
6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, to return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread.
7 Therefore she went out from where she was, and her two daughters-in-law with her; and they went on the way to return to the land of Judah.
8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.
9 The LORD grant you that you may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voices and wept.
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3 Then he said to the kinsman, 'Naomi, who has come back from the land of Moab, is selling a piece of land that belonged to our brother Elimelech.
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8 So the kinsman said to Boaz, 'Buy it for yourself.' And he removed his sandal.