Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, “Whose young lady is this?”
Parallel translations
- KJV Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?
- BSB And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”
- NKJV Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
- NASB Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”
- NLT Then Boaz asked his foreman, “Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 2
- Ruth 4:21and Salmon became the father of Boaz, and Boaz became the father of Obed,
- 1 Chr 2:11–12and Nahshon became the father of Salma, and Salma became the father of Boaz,
Themes, concepts, people & topics
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
Boaz the kinsman-redeemer who buys back the destitute and takes a bride foreshadows Christ, our Redeemer who pays the price to make a people his own; and from Ruth's line comes David, and David's greater Son.
How Ruth 2:5 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.