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OET (OET-RV) So Ruth left and went to the field where she picked up heads of grain after the harvesters, and it just so happened that that part of the field belonged to Boaz who was Elimelek’s relative.
OET-LV And_went and_went and_gleaned in_the_field behind the_reapers and_happened chance_she the_portion the_field belonging_to_Boˊaz who from_family of_ʼₑlīmelek.
UHB וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ וַתָּבוֹא֙ וַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֖י הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים וַיִּ֣קֶר מִקְרֶ֔הָ חֶלְקַ֤ת הַשָּׂדֶה֙ לְבֹ֔עַז אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ ‡
(vattēlek vattāⱱōʼ vattəlaqqēţ bassādeh ʼaḩₐrēy haqqoʦriym vayyiqer miqrehā ḩelqat hassādeh ləⱱoˊaz ʼₐsher mimmishəpaḩat ʼₑlīmelek.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT So she left and went to glean in the field after the reapers. And her chance chanced upon the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelek.
UST So Ruth went. When she got to the fields, she followed the harvesters and picked up grain. The part of the field that she was working in just happened to belong to Boaz, Elimelek’s relative.
BSB § So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
OEB So she went to glean in the field after the reapers. As it happened, she was in that part of the field which belonged to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
WEB She went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
MSG (3-4)And so she set out. She went and started gleaning in a field, following in the wake of the harvesters. Eventually she ended up in the part of the field owned by Boaz, her father-in-law Elimelech’s relative. A little later Boaz came out from Bethlehem, greeting his harvesters, “God be with you!” They replied, “And God bless you!”
NET So Ruth went and gathered grain in the fields behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.
LSV And she goes and comes and gathers in a field after the reapers, and her chance happens—the portion of the field is Boaz’s who [is] of the family of Elimelech.
FBV So she went and picked up grain the reapers had left behind. She happened to be working in a field that belonged to Boaz, a relative of Elimelech.
T4T So Ruth went to the fields and began to pick up some of the left-over grain. And it happened that she was working in a field that belonged to Boaz, the man from the clan of her dead father-in-law, Elimelech!
LEB So she went and came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers. And she happened by chance upon the tract of field belonging to[fn] Boaz, whowas from the clan of Elimelech.
?:? Literally “was for”
BBE And she went, and came and took up the heads of grain in the field after the cutters; and by chance she went into that part of the field which was the property of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
MOF No MOF RUTH book available
JPS And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
ASV And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
DRA She went therefore and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
YLT And she goeth and cometh and gathereth in a field after the reapers, and her chance happeneth — the portion of the field is Boaz's who [is] of the family of Elimelech.
DBY And she went; and she came and gleaned in the fields after the reapers; and she chanced to light on an allotment of Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
RV And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on the portion of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.
WBS And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her lot was to light on a part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
KJB 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.[fn]
(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.)
2.3 hap…: Heb. hap happened
BB And she went, and came to the fielde, and gathered after the reapers: and so it was, that the same fielde parteyned vnto Booz, whiche was of the kinred of Elimelech.
(And she went, and came to the field, and gathered after the reapers: and so it was, that the same field parteyned unto Booz, which was of the kinred of Elimelech.)
GNV And she went, and came and gleaned in the fielde after the reapers, and it came to passe, that she met with the portion of the fielde of Boaz, who was of the familie of Elimelech.
(And she went, and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers, and it came to passe, that she met with the portion of the field of Boaz, who was of the familie of Elimelech. )
CB She wete on, & came & gathered after ye reapers in ye feld. And it fortuned that the same felde was the enheritaunce of Boos, which was of the kynred of Elimelech,
(She went on, and came and gathered after ye/you_all reapers in ye/you_all feld. And it fortuned that the same field was the enheritaunce of Boos, which was of the kynred of Elimelech,)
WYC Therfor `sche yede, and gaderide eeris of corn after the backis of reperis. Forsothe it bifelde, that `thilke feeld hadde a lord, Booz bi name, that was of the kynrede of Elymelech.
(Therefore `sche yede, and gatherede ears of corn after the backis of reperis. Forsothe it bifelde, that `thilke field had a lord, Booz by name, that was of the kynrede of Elymelech.)
LUT Sie ging hin, kam und las auf, den Schnittern nach, auf dem Felde. Und es begab sich eben, daß dasselbe Feld war des Boas, der von dem Geschlecht Elimelechs war.
(They/She went there, came and las auf, the Schnittern nach, on to_him Felde. And it gifted itself/yourself/themselves eben, that dasselbe Feld was the Boas, the from to_him Geschlecht Elimelechs was.)
CLV Abiit itaque et colligebat spicas post terga metentium. Accidit autem ut ager ille haberet dominum nomine Booz, qui erat de cognatione Elimelech.[fn]
(Abiit therefore and colligebat spicas after terga metentium. Accidit however as ager ille haberet dominum nomine Booz, who was about cognatione Elimelech.)
2.3 Accidit. Quia sancta Ecclesia ad Christum pertinet, cujus sponsa et corpus est. De quo dicitur: Fortitudo mea et laus mea Dominus Psal. 117.. Et alibi-Dominus fortis et potens. Dominus potens in prælio Psal. 23.. Ipse est cognatus Elimelech, qui de Bethlehem et de stirpe David natus, testimonium habet a lege et prophetis. Hic verba salutis et pacis familiæ suæ attulit, in cujus nativitate cecinerunt angeli, Gloria in excelsis Deo, et in terra, etc. Luc. 2.. Cui venienti in Jerusalem obvia turba clamavit, dicens: Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini Matth. 21..
2.3 Accidit. Quia sancta Ecclesia to Christum pertinet, cuyus sponsa and corpus est. De quo dicitur: Fortitudo mea and laus mea Master Psal. 117.. And alibi-Master fortis and potens. Master potens in prælio Psal. 23.. Ipse it_is cognatus Elimelech, who about Bethlehem and about stirpe David natus, testimonium habet a lege and prophetis. Hic verba salutis and pacis familiæ suæ attulit, in cuyus nativitate cecinerunt angeli, Gloria in excelsis Deo, and in terra, etc. Luc. 2.. Cui venienti in Yerusalem obvia turba clamavit, dicens: Benedictus who he_came in nomine Domini Matth. 21..
BRN And she went; and came and gleaned in the field behind the reapers; and she happened by chance to come on a portion of the land of Booz, of the kindred of Elimelech.
BrLXX Καὶ ἐπορεύθη· καὶ ἐλθοῦσα συνέλεξεν ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ κατόπισθε τῶν θεριζόντων· καὶ περιέπεσε περιπτώματι τῇ μερίδι τοῦ ἀγροῦ Βοὸζ, τοῦ ἐκ τῆς συγγενείας Ἐλιμέλεχ.
(Kai eporeuthaʸ; kai elthousa sunelexen en tōi agrōi katopisthe tōn therizontōn; kai periepese periptōmati taʸ meridi tou agrou Booz, tou ek taʸs sungeneias Elimeleⱪ. )
2:3 as it happened, she found herself: Ruth seemingly selected at random the field in which she would glean; God works through ordinary choices to provide for those who trust him.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיִּ֣קֶר מִקְרֶ֔הָ
and,happened chance,she
The phrase, her chance chanced upon indicates that Ruth did not know whose field she was in. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: "Being unaware of who owned the field, Ruth came to"
Note 2 topic: translate-kinship
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ
from,family ʼₑlīmelek
The use of the term clan here means that Boaz was related to Elimelek but did not have the same parents as Elimelek. The text is not saying that the clan was named after Elimelek or that Elimelek was the patriarch or leader of the clan.