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Ruth 2:5-6
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5 Boaz asked[a] his servant[b] in charge of the harvesters, “To whom does this young woman belong?”[c] 6 The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, “She’s the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the region of Moab.

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  1. Ruth 2:5 tn Heb “said to.” Since what follows is a question, “asked” is appropriate in this context.
  2. Ruth 2:5 tn Heb “young man.” Cf. NAB “overseer”; NIV, NLT “foreman.”
  3. Ruth 2:5 sn In this patriarchal culture Ruth would “belong” to either her father (if unmarried) or her husband (if married).
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