Ruth 3:2

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Now there's Bo'az our relative -you were with his girls. He's going to be winnowing barley tonight at the threshing-floor.

Berean Standard Bible:

Now is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been working, a relative of ours? In fact, tonight he is winnowing barley on the threshing floor.

American Standard Version:

And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

And now is not Boaz{H1162} of our kindred{H4130}, with whose maidens{H5291} thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth{H2219} barley{H8184} to night{H3915} in the threshingfloor{H1637}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Deuteronomy 25:5

  • ¶ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.

Deuteronomy 25:10

  • And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.

Ruth 2:20

  • And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed [be] he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man [is] near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

Ruth 2:23

  • So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with her mother in law.

Ruth 2:1

  • ¶ And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name [was] Boaz.

Ruth 2:8

  • Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

Hebrews 2:11

  • For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

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Commentary for Ruth 3:2

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1162
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֹּעַז
    Transliteration: Bôʻaz
    Pronunciation: bo'-az
    Description: from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple; Boaz.
  2. Strong's Number: H4130
    There are 1 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מוֹדַעַת
    Transliteration: môwdaʻath
    Pronunciation: mo-dah'-ath
    Description: from יָדַע; acquaintance; kindred.
  3. Strong's Number: H5291
    There are 57 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נַעֲרָה
    Transliteration: naʻărâh
    Pronunciation: nah-ar-aw'
    Description: feminine of נַעַר; a girl (from infancy to adolescence); damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).
  4. Strong's Number: H2219
    There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זָרָה
    Transliteration: zârâh
    Pronunciation: zaw-raw'
    Description: a primitive root (compare זוּר); to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow; cast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.
  5. Strong's Number: H8184
    There are 32 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שְׂעֹרָה
    Transliteration: sᵉʻôrâh
    Pronunciation: seh-o-raw'
    Description: or שְׂעוֹרָה (feminine meaning the plant); and (masculine meaning the grain); also שְׂעֹר; or שְׂעוֹר; from שָׂעַר in the sense of roughness; barley (as villose); barley.
  6. Strong's Number: H3915
    There are 223 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: לַיִל
    Transliteration: layil
    Pronunciation: lah'-yil
    Description: or (Isaiah 21:11) לֵיל; also לַיְלָה; from the same as לוּל; properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity; (mid-)night (season).
  7. Strong's Number: H1637
    There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גֹּרֶן
    Transliteration: gôren
    Pronunciation: go'-ren
    Description: from an unused root meaning to smooth; a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area; (barn, corn, threshing-) floor, (threshing-, void) place.