RUTH 2:5 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. וַ,יֹּאמֶר
2. 179747,179748
3. And he/it said
4. Then
5. 559
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
7. and=he/it_said
8. S
9. Y-1307
10. 124231
1. בֹּעַז
2. 179749
3. Boˊaz
4. “Whose
5. 1162
6. S-Np
7. Boaz
8. -
9. Person=Boaz; Y-1307
10. 124232
1. לְ,נַעֲר,וֹ
2. 179750,179751,179752
3. to servant of his
4. -
5. 5288
6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp3ms
7. to,servant_of,his
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124233
1. הַ,נִּצָּב
2. 179753,179754
3. who was appointed
4. -
5. 5324
6. SV-Td,VNrmsa
7. [who,was]_appointed
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124234
1. עַל
2. 179755
3. over
4. -
6. S-R
7. over
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124235
2. 179756
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 124236
1. הַ,קּוֹצְרִים
2. 179757,179758
3. the harvesters
4. harvesters there
6. S-Td,Vqrmpa
7. the,harvesters
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124237
1. לְ,מִי
2. 179759,179760
3. belongs to whom
4. -
5. 4310
6. P-R,Ti
7. [belongs]_to,whom?
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124238
1. הַ,נַּעֲרָה
2. 179761,179762
3. the young woman
4. young woman
5. 5291
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. the_young,woman
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124239
1. הַ,זֹּאת
2. 179763,179764
3. (the) this
4. -
5. 2063
6. S-Td,Pdxfs
7. (the),this
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124240
2. 179765
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 124241

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–23: Ruth gathered grain in a field belonging to Boaz

This third section in the book of Ruth tells how Ruth met Boaz. Since Naomi and Ruth were poor at this time, Ruth asked Naomi for permission to glean in the grain fields in order to find them some food.

Ruth chose a field in which to glean. Although she did not know it, the man who owned that field, Boaz, was a relative of Elimelech. Boaz had heard about Ruth already, but he had not met her. He was sympathetic and kind to her that day, and told her to continue to work in his field during the rest of the harvest time.

That evening, Ruth returned home and told Naomi that the owner of the field where she had gleaned was called Boaz and that he had treated her well. Naomi was very pleased. She encouraged Ruth to continue to work there just as Boaz had invited her to do.

Here are some other examples of section headings:

Ruth Meets Boaz (ESV)

Ruth Works in the Field of Boaz (NET)

2:5a

And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters,

Then Boaz asked the servant who was in charge of those harvesting/cutting grain,
Boaz asked the man in charge of the other workers,

And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters: This refers to the man who was in charge of Boaz’s harvest workers. He was Boaz’s servant, but Boaz had made him the leader of the other harvesters.

Here are some other ways to translate this verse part:

Then Boaz asked his servant in charge of the workers (NCV)

Boaz asked the man in charge (GNT)

2:5b

“Whose young woman is this?”

“To whom is that young woman related?”
“To what family does that young woman belong?”

Whose young woman is this?: Boaz was asking to whom Ruth was related or associated. He was wondering whose wife or daughter she was, or perhaps whose servant she was.

Here are some other ways to translate this question:

To what family does that young woman belong?

To whom is that young woman related?”

young woman: We know from Ruth 1:4 that Ruth had married Mahlon about ten years before this time. So she may have been approximately twenty-five years old. Use a word for young woman that shows respect and is fitting for a woman of this age.

this: You should use a word for this which is natural in this context for a man to use in pointing out someone a short distance away.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ⁠נִּצָּ֖ב עַל

[who,was]_appointed on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in

Here, set over is an idiom that means “managing.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [who was overseeing] or [who was in charge of]

Note 2 topic: translate-kinship

לְ⁠מִ֖י הַ⁠נַּעֲרָ֥ה הַ⁠זֹּֽאת

[belongs]_to,whom? the_young,woman (the),this

In that culture, women were under the authority of their male relatives. Boaz was asking whom Ruth’s husband or father might be. He did not think that Ruth was a slave.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. And
2. Then
3. 1987,683
5. 179747,179748
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
8. S
9. Y-1307
10. 124231
1. Boˊaz
2. “Whose
3. 1260
5. 179749
6. S-Np
8. -
9. Person=Boaz; Y-1307
10. 124232
1. he/it said
2. Then
3. 1987,683
5. 179747,179748
6. SV-C,Vqw3ms
8. S
9. Y-1307
10. 124231
1. to servant of his
2. -
3. 3705,5097,1978
5. 179750,179751,179752
6. S-R,Ncmsc,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124233
1. who was appointed
2. -
3. 1893,5198
5. 179753,179754
6. SV-Td,VNrmsa
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124234
1. over
2. -
3. 5837
5. 179755
6. S-R
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124235
1. the harvesters
2. harvesters there
3. 1893,6977
5. 179757,179758
6. S-Td,Vqrmpa
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124237
1. belongs to whom
2. -
3. 3705,4077
5. 179759,179760
6. P-R,Ti
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124238
1. the young woman
2. young woman
3. 1893,5094
5. 179761,179762
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124239
1. (the) this
2. -
3. 1893,2146
5. 179763,179764
6. S-Td,Pdxfs
8. -
9. Y-1307
10. 124240

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear RUTH 2:5

Hebrew word order

Section 2:1–23: Ruth gathered grain in a field belonging to Boaz

2:5a

2:5b

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)