Ruth 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?”

Ruth 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ruth 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ruth 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then Boaz said to his servant who was set over the reapers, “Whose young lady is this?””

Ruth 2:5 — World English Bible

Ruth 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? ”

Ruth 2:5 — American Standard Version

Ruth 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Boaz saith to his young man who is set over the reapers, `Whose <FI>is<Fi> this young person?'”

Ruth 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Ruth 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Boaz said to his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose maiden is this? ”

Ruth 2:5 — Darby Translation

Ruth 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then saide Boaz vnto his seruant that was appointed ouer the reapers, Whose maide is this?”

Ruth 2:5 — Geneva Bible

Ruth 2:5 in Context — Ruth 2

3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth–lehem, and said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they answered him, The Lord bless thee.

5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

6 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:

7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

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What Does Ruth 2:5 Mean?

Ruth 2:5 is a verse from the Book of Ruth, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ruth chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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