The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
Parallel translations
- WEB The servant who was set over the reapers answered, “It is the Moabite lady who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
- KJV And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab:
- NKJV So the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.
- NASB And the servant in charge of the reapers replied, “She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.
- NLT And the foreman replied, “She is the young woman from Moab who came back with Naomi.
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Quick answer
The foreman identifies Ruth as the Moabite who returned with Naomi. Her foreign origin and her loyalty are both highlighted.
Overview
The servant's answer reminds Boaz—and the reader—of Ruth's outsider status and her connection to Naomi. Her reputation has evidently preceded her. This identification sets up Boaz's generous response, showing that grace will reach even a Moabite who has taken refuge under the wings of Israel's God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ruth 1:22So Naomi returned from the land of Moab with her daughter-in-law Ruth the Moabitess. And they arrived in Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
- Matt 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
- Matt 20:8When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with the last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
- Ruth 1:19So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole city was stirred because of them, and the women of the city exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
- Gen 24:2So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
- Gen 39:4Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household and entrusted him with everything he owned.
- Ruth 1:16But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
- Gen 15:2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
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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.
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