Ruth 2 · Verse 11

Ruth 2:11

And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.
Ruth 2:11, King James Version

Ruth 2:11 in other translations

BSBBoaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.
WEBBoaz answered her, “I have been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, and how you have left your father, your mother, and the land of your birth, and have come to a people that you didn’t know before.
ASVAnd Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people that thou knewest not heretofore.
YLTAnd Boaz answereth and saith to her, ‘It hath thoroughly been declared to me all that thou hast done with thy mother-in-law, after the death of thy husband, and thou dost leave thy father, and thy mother, and the land of thy birth, and dost come in unto a people which thou hast not known heretofore.
DARBYAnd Boaz answered and said to her, It has fully been shewn me, all that thou hast done to thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come to a people that thou hast not known heretofore.
BBEAnd Boaz answering said to her, I have had news of everything you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband; how you went away from your father and mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people who are strange to you.
WebsterAnd Boaz answered and said to her, It hath fully been shown to me, all that thou hast done to thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and hast come to a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

What does Ruth 2:11 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 2:4-16

The pious and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly persons in Israel. Such language as this is seldom heard in our field; too often, on the contrary, what is immoral and corrupt. A stranger would form a very different opinion of our land, from that which Ruth would form of Israel from the converse and conduct of Boaz and his reapers. But true religion will teach a man to behave…

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Ruth 2:11 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030
בֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azBoazH1162
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לָ֔הּLahto <the> her
הֻגֵּ֨דhu.Gedcertainly <to be told>H5046
הֻגַּ֜דhu.Gadit has been toldH5046
לִ֗יLito <the> me
כֹּ֤לkolallH3605
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-thatH834
עָשִׂית֙'a.Sityou have doneH6213
אֶת\־'et-withH854
חֲמוֹתֵ֔ךְcha.mo.Tekhmother-in-law yourH2545
אַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
מ֣וֹתMot[the] death ofH4194
אִישֵׁ֑ךְ'i.Shekhhusband yourH376
וַתַּֽעַזְבִ֞יva.ta.'az.Viand you leftH5800
אָּבִ֣יךְ'a.Vikhfather yourH1
וְאִמֵּ֗ךְve.'i.Mekhand mother yourH517
וְאֶ֙רֶץ֙ve.'E.retzand [the] land ofH776
מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔ךְmo.lad.Tekhkindred yourH4138
וַתֵּ֣לְכִ֔יva.Te.le.Khiand you cameH1980
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עַ֕ם'ama peopleH5971
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יָדַ֖עַתְּya.Da.'atyou knewH3045
תְּמ֥וֹלte.MolyesterdayH8543
שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם\׃shil.Shomthree days agoH8032

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ruth 2:11

  • Luke 14:33

    So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Luke 18:29-30

    And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

  • Luke 5:11

    And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

  • Ruth 1:14-22

    And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her. And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law. And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried: the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part thee and me. …

  • Psalms 45:10

    Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father’s house;

  • Psalms 37:5-6

    Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

  • Hebrews 11:8-9

    By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went. By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:

  • Luke 5:23

    Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?

  • Hebrews 11:24-26

    By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter; Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

  • Ruth 1:11

    And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?

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Context

  • Ruth 2:10

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?

  • Ruth 2:11

    And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

  • Ruth 2:12

    The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.

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Ruth 2:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y respondiendo Booz, díjole: Por cierto se me ha declarado todo lo que has hecho con tu suegra después de la muerte de tu marido, y que dejando á tu padre y á tu madre y la tierra donde naciste, has venido á pueblo que no conociste antes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Boaz répondit et lui dit: Tout ce que tu as fait pour ta belle-mère après la mort de ton mari, m’a été rapporté, et comment tu as quitté ton père et ta mère, et le pays de ta naissance, et tu es venue vers un peuple que tu ne connaissais pas auparavant.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Boas antwortete und sprach zu ihr: Es ist mir alles wohl berichtet worden, was du an deiner Schwiegermutter getan hast nach dem Tode deines Mannes, indem du deinen Vater und deine Mutter und das Land deiner Geburt verlassen hast und zu einem Volke gezogen bist, das du früher nicht kanntest.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cui ille respondit: Nuntiata sunt mihi omnia quæ feceris socrui tuæ post mortem viri tui: et quod reliqueris parentes tuos, et terram in qua nata es, et veneris ad populum, quem antea nesciebas.