Ruth 2 · Verse 19

Ruth 2:19

And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Ruth 2:19, King James Version

Ruth 2:19 in other translations

BSBThen her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
WEBHer mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you.” She told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”
ASVAnd her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.
YLTAnd her mother-in-law saith to her, ‘Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? may he who is discerning thee be blessed.' And she declareth to her mother-in-law with whom she hath wrought, and saith, ‘The name of the man with whom I have wrought to-day is Boaz.'
DARBYAnd her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? Blessed be he that did regard thee! And she told her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.
BBEAnd her mother-in-law said to her, Where did you take up the grain today, and where were you working? May a blessing be on him who gave such attention to you. And she gave her mother-in-law an account of where she had been working, and said, The name of the man with whom I was working today is Boaz.
WebsterAnd her mother-in-law said to her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou labored? blessed be he that took knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz.

What does Ruth 2:19 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 2:17-23

It encourages industry, that in all labour, even that of gleaning, there is profit. Ruth was pleased with what she gained by her own industry, and was careful to secure it. Let us thus take care that we lose not those things which we have wrought, which we have gained for our souls' good, 2Jo 1:8. Parents should examine their children, as Naomi did, not to frighten or discourage them, so as to make them hate home…

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Ruth 2:19 in the original Hebrew

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וַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.Merand she saidH559
לָ֨הּlahto <the> her
חֲמוֹתָ֜הּcha.mo.Tahmother-in-law herH2545
אֵיפֹ֨ה'ei.Fohwhere?H375
לִקַּ֤טְתְּli.Kattdid you gleanH3950
הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmthis dayH3117
וְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahand where?H575
עָשִׂ֔ית'a.Sitdid you workH6213
יְהִ֥יye.Himay he beH1961
מַכִּירֵ֖ךְma.ki.Rekh[the one who] paid regard to youH5234
בָּר֑וּךְba.RukhblessedH1288
וַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.Gedand she toldH5046
לַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּla.cha.mo.Tahto mother-in-law herH2545
אֵ֤ת'et<obj.>H853
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whomH834
עָשְׂתָה֙'a.se.Tahshe had workedH6213
עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith himH5973
וַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559
שֵׁ֤םshem[the] name ofH8034
הָאִישׁ֙ha.'Ishthe manH376
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhomH834
עָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiI workedH6213
עִמּ֛וֹi.Mowith himH5973
הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
בֹּֽעַז\׃Bo.'az[is] BoazH1162

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

Cross references for Ruth 2:19

  • 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?

  • Psalms 41:1

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

  • 1 Kings 7:21

    And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.

  • 2 Corinthians 9:13-15

    Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

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blessed.
10; Ps 41:1; 2Co 9:13-15
Boaz.
1Ki 7:21

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Context

  • Ruth 2:18

    And she took it up, and went into the city: and her mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.

  • Ruth 2:19

    And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.

  • Ruth 2:20

    And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

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Ruth 2:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y díjole su suegra: ¿Dónde has espigado hoy? ¿y dónde has trabajado? bendito sea el que te ha reconocido. Y ella declaró á su suegra lo que le había acontecido con aquél, y dijo: El nombre del varón con quien hoy he trabajado es Booz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et sa belle-mère lui dit: Où as-tu glané aujourd’hui, et où as-tu travaillé? Béni soit celui qui t’a reconnue! Et elle raconta à sa belle-mère chez qui elle avait travaillé, et dit: Le nom de l’homme chez qui j’ai travaillé aujourd’hui est Boaz.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da sprach ihre Schwiegermutter zu ihr: Wo hast du heute aufgelesen, und wo hast du gearbeitet? Gesegnet sei, der dich beachtet hat! Und sie tat ihrer Schwiegermutter kund, bei wem sie gearbeitet hatte, und sprach: Der Name des Mannes, bei dem ich heute gearbeitet habe, ist Boas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque ei socrus sua: Ubi hodie collegisti, et ubi fecisti opus? sit benedictus qui misertus est tui. Indicavitque ei apud quem fuisset operata: et nomen dixit viri, quod Booz vocaretur.