Ruth 2:1 - The Scriptures 2009

¹ And Na‛omi had a relative on her husband’s side, a man of great wealth, of the clan of Elimeleḵ, and his name was Bo‛az.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ NOW NAOMI had a kinsman of her husband's, a man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.

Common English Bible

¹ Now Naomi had a respected relative, a man of worth, through her husband from the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ But there was a man related to Elimelech, a powerful man, and very wealthy, named Boaz.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz.

Ruth 2:1 Cross References

2 Kings 15:20

And Menaḥĕm exacted the silver of Yisra’ĕl, of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty sheqels of silver, to give to the sovereign of Ashshur. And the sovereign of Ashshur turned back, and did not stay there in the land.

Job 1:3

And his possessions were seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and a very large body of servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.

Job 31:25

if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much;

Matthew 1:5

And Salmon brought forth Bo‛az by Raḥaḇ, and Bo‛az brought forth Oḇĕḏ by Ruth, and Oḇĕḏ brought forth Yishai.

Luke 3:32

of Yishai, of Oḇĕḏ, of Bo‛az, of Salmon, of Naḥshon,

Ruth 1:2

And the name of the man was Elimeleḵ, and the name of his wife was Na‛omi, and the names of his two sons were Maḥlon and Kilyon – Ephrathites of Bĕyth Leḥem, Yehuḏah. And they went to the fields of Mo’aḇ and came to be there.

Ruth 2:2

And Ruth, the Mo’aḇitess, said to Na‛omi, “Please let me go to the field, and glean heads of grain after him in whose eyes I find favour.” So she said to her, “Go, my daughter.”

Ruth 3:12

“And now, it is true that I am your redeemer. However, there is a redeemer nearer than I.

Ruth 3:2

“And now, is not Bo‛az, with whose young women you have been, our relative? See, he is winnowing barley tonight at the threshing-floor.

Ruth 4:21

And Salmon brought forth Bo‛az, and Bo‛az brought forth Oḇĕḏ.