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Ruth 2:3
New English Translation
Ruth 2:3
New English Translation
3 So Ruth[a] went and gathered grain in the fields[b] behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up[c] in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
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- Ruth 2:3 tn Heb “she”; the referent (Ruth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Ruth 2:3 tn Heb “and she went and entered [a field] and gleaned in the field behind the harvesters.” Cf. KJV, NASB, NRSV “the reapers”; TEV “the workers.”
- Ruth 2:3 sn The text is written from Ruth’s limited perspective. As far as she was concerned, she randomly picked a spot in the field. But God was providentially at work and led her to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who, as a near relative of Elimelech, was a potential benefactor.
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