Ruth 2:1

Common English Bible

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

Ruth 2:1

Living Bible

2 Now Naomi had an in-law there in Bethlehem who was a very wealthy man. His name was Boaz.

2 There was a rich man named Boaz living in Bethlehem. Boaz was one of Naomi’s close relatives^[a] from Elimelech’s family.

Ruth 2:1 close relatives If a man died without children, one of his close relatives would take the dead man’s wife so that she could have children. He would care for this family, but this family and their property would not belong to him. They would all be in the dead man’s name.

2 Now there was a wealthy and influential man in Bethlehem named Boaz, who was a relative of Naomi’s husband, Elimelech.

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