Ruth 2:3

And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
came	וַתָּבוֹא֙ va.ta.Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
gleaned	וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט va.te.la.Ket	H3950	properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה ba.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
after	אַחֲרֵ֖י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
reapers	הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים ha.ko.tze.Rim	H7114	to dock off · definite article + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
hap	מִקְרֶ֔הָ mik.Re.ha	H4745	something met with · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
light	וַיִּ֣קֶר vai.Yi.ker	H7136	to light upon (chiefly by accident) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
part	חֶלְקַ֤ת chel.Kat	H2513	properly · noun, common feminine singular construct
field	הַשָּׂדֶה֙ ha.sa.Deh	H7704	a field (as flat) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Boaz	לְבֹ֔עַז le.Vo.'az	H1162	Boaz · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
kindred	מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת mi.mish.Pa.chat	H4940	a family · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Elimelech	אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ 'e.li.Me.lekh	H458	Elimelek · proper noun, a man's name

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Thessalonians 3:12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.
Luke 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
2 Kings 8:5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored…
Esther 6:1-2 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:1-3

Naomi had now gained a settlement in Bethlehem among her old friends; and here we have an account, I. Of her rich kinsman, Boaz, a mighty man of wealth, Rut 2:1. The Chaldee reads it, mighty in the law. If he was both, it was a most rare and excellent conjunction, to be mighty in wealth and mighty in the scriptures too; those that are so are mighty indeed. He was grandson of Nahshon, who was prince of the tribe of Judah in the wilderness, and son of Salmon, probably a younger son, by Rahab, the harlot of Jericho. He carries might in his name, Boaz - in him is strength; and he was of the family of Elimelech, that family which was now reduced and brought so low. Observe, 1. Boaz, though a rich…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 2:3

her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz--Fields in Palestine being unenclosed, the phrase signifies that portion of the open ground which lay within the landmarks of Boaz.

Adam Clarke on Ruth 2:3

And her hap was - So she was accidentally or providentially led to that part of the cultivated country which belonged to Boaz.

John Gill on Ruth 2:3

And she went, and came,.... That is, she went out of the house where she was, and out of the city, and came into the field; though, according to the Midrash (p), she marked the ways as she went, before she entered into the field, and then came back to the city to observe the marks and signs she made, that she might not mistake the way, and might know how to come back again: and gleaned in the field after the reapers; when they had cut down and bound up the corn, what fell and was left she picked up, having first asked leave so to do: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech; the providence of God so ordering and directing it;…

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Dictionary and topics

Agriculture Or Husbandry · Operations in: Gleaning — Operations in: Gleaning
Gleaning · .Ruth in the field of Boaz — .Ruth in the field of Boaz
Industry · Exemplified: Ruth — Exemplified: Ruth
Ruth · Gleaned in the field of Boaz — Gleaned in the field of Boaz

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ruth 2:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:1-3

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 2:3

Adam Clarke on Ruth 2:3

John Gill on Ruth 2:3

Dictionary and topics

Ruth 2:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 2:1-3

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 2:3

Adam Clarke on Ruth 2:3

John Gill on Ruth 2:3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ruth 2:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ruth 2:3

Rashi on Ruth 2:3