Ruth 2:6
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:
Ruth 2:6 in other translations
| BSB | The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab. |
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| WEB | The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab. |
| ASV | 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: |
| YLT | And the young man who is set over the reapers answereth and saith, ‘A young woman--Moabitess--she is, who came back with Naomi from the fields of Moab, |
| DARBY | And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish maiden who came back with Naomi out of the fields of Moab; |
| BBE | And the servant who was in authority over the cutters said, It is a Moabite girl who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab; |
| Webster | And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi from the country of Moab: |
What does Ruth 2:6 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…
Ruth 2:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ruth 2:6
- Ruth 1:22
So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Beth–lehem in the beginning of barley harvest.
- Matthew 24:45
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
- Genesis 39:4
And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
- Ruth 1:19
So they two went until they came to Beth–lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth–lehem, that all the city was moved about them, and they said, Is this Naomi?
- Ruth 1:16
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:
- Matthew 20:8
So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first.
- Genesis 24:2
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
- Genesis 15:2
And Abram said, Lord God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
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Context
- Ruth 2:5
Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
- Ruth 2:6
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:
- Ruth 2:7
And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.
Ruth 2:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el criado, sobrestante de los segadores, respondió y dijo: Es la moza de Moab, que volvió con Noemi de los campos de Moab; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le serviteur qui était établi sur les moissonneurs répondit et dit: C’est la jeune Moabite qui est revenue avec Naomi des champs de Moab; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Knecht, der über die Schnitter bestellt war, antwortete und sprach: Es ist eine moabitische Dirne, die mit Noomi aus den Gefilden Moabs zurückgekehrt ist; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui respondit: Hæc est Moabitis, quæ venit cum Noëmi, de regione Moabitide, |