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BrTrAnd now is not Booz our kinsman, with whose damsels thou wast? behold, he winnows barley this night in the floor.
ULTSo now, is not Boaz our relative, the one with whose young female workers you have been working? Behold, he will be winnowing barley at the threshing floor tonight.
USTNow, you have been working with Boaz’s servant girls. As you know, he is a close relative of ours. So listen carefully. Tonight he will be at the place where they thresh the barley. He will be separating the grain from the chaff.
BSBNow 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.
OEBIs not Boaz, with whose girls you have been, a relative of ours?
WEBBENow isn’t Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? Behold, he will be winnowing barley tonight on the threshing floor.
NETNow Boaz, with whose female servants you worked, is our close relative. Look, tonight he is winnowing barley at the threshing floor.
LSVAnd now, is not Boaz of our acquaintance, with whose young women you have been? Behold, he is winnowing the threshing-floor of barley tonight,
FBVDon't ignore the fact that Boaz, whose women you worked with, is closely related to us. Now tonight he will be busy winnowing grain on the threshing floor.[fn]
3:2Grain was processed first by threshing, a procedure by which the grain was separated from the stalks. Then it was winnowed by throwing it up in the air so that the wind would carry away the outer shell of the grain called chaff, and the grain would fall back down to be collected.
T4TBoaz, the man with whose servant girls you have been gathering grain, is a close relative of our dead husbands. Listen carefully. Tonight he will be at the ground where the barley has been threshed. He will be separating the barley grain from the chaff.
LEBSo then, is not Boaz our kinsman whose maidservants you were with? Look, he is winnowing the barley at the threshing floor tonight.
BBEAnd now, is there not Boaz, our relation, with whose young women you were? See, tonight he is separating the grain from the waste in his grain-floor.
JPSAnd now is there not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
ASVAnd now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
DRAThis Booz, with whose maids thou wast joined in the field, is our near kinsman, and behold this night he winnoweth barley in the threshingfloor.
YLTand now, is not Boaz of our acquaintance, with whose young women thou hast been? lo, he is winnowing the threshing-floor of barley to-night,
DrbyAnd now, is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he is winnowing barley in the threshing-floor to-night.
RVAnd now is there not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
WbstrAnd now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.
KJB-1769And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. (And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou/you wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. )
KJB-1611And now is not Boaz of our kinred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshing floore. (And now is not Boaz of our kinred, with whose maidens thou/you wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshing floore.)
BshpsAnd is not Booz our kinsman, with whose maydens thou wast? Beholde, he winnoweth barlie to night in the thresshing floore. (And is not Booz our kinsman, with whose maidens thou/you wast? Behold, he winnoweth barlie to night in the thresshing floore.)
GnvaNow also is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maides thou wast? beholde, he winoweth barly to night in the floore. (Now also is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maids thou/you wast? behold, he winoweth barly to night in the floore. )
CvdlBoos oure kynsman, by whose damsels thou hast bene, casteth vp barlye now this night in his barne. (Boos our kinsman, by whose damsels thou/you hast bene, casteth up barlye now this night in his barne.)
WyclThis Booz, to whose damesels thou were ioyned in the feeld, is oure kynesman, and in this niyt he wyndewith the corn floor of barli. (This Booz, to whose damsels thou/you were joined in the field, is our kinsman, and in this niyt he wyndewith the corn floor of barli.)
LuthNun, der Boas, unser Freund, bei des Dirnen du gewesen bist, worfelt diese Nacht Gerste auf seiner Tenne. (Now, the/of_the Boas, unser Freund, at the Dirnen you been bist, worfelt this/these night Gerste on his Tenne.)
ClVgBooz iste, cujus puellis in agro juncta es, propinquus noster est, et hac nocte aream hordei ventilat.[fn] (Booz iste, cuyus puellis in agro yuncta es, propinquus noster it_is, and hac nocte aream hordei ventilat. )
3.2Aream. Synagogam Judæorum ubi legis hordeum conditum est: hanc Christus ventilat, quando in area Evangelium prædicans, singulorum consilia et voluntates erga se triturat; unde: Jesus autem non credebat semetipsum eis, eo quod ipse nosset omnes, et non erat opus ei ut quis testimonium perhiberet de homine Joan. 2..
3.2Aream. Synagogam Yudæorum where legis hordeum conditum it_is: hanc Christus ventilat, when in area the_Gospel prædicans, singulorum consilia and voluntates erga se triturat; unde: Yesus however not/no credebat semetipsum eis, eo that exactly_that/himself nosset omnes, and not/no was opus to_him as who/any testimony perhiberet about homine Yoan. 2..
3:2 As a close relative, Boaz might act as a redeemer for Ruth and Naomi (see study notes on 2:20; 3:9). • The threshing floor was a flat surface of stone or hardened earth. The farmer spread sheaves of grain over its surface and beat them to separate the grain from the straw. Then the farmer would begin winnowing by throwing the mixed straw and grain into the air with a wooden fork or shovel. The breeze carried the lighter straw and chaff downwind, while the heavier grains fell to the threshing floor.
Naomi’s rhetorical question in 3:1 gave the reason for the plan that she is about to tell to Ruth in verses 3:2–4. Use a connector in your language that marks what follows as a planned result of what was said before. Alternate translation: “Because of that, I have been thinking.”
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Naomi uses the question form here to remind Ruth of something she had already told her (See 2:20). If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement. Alternate translation: “as you know, Boaz, the one with whose young female workers you have been working, is our relative.”
The implication is that Boaz owned the fields where Ruth worked together with these young women, not that Boaz owned the young women. You could clarify this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “the one who owns the fields where you have been working with the other female workers”
Naomi is using the term Behold to focus Ruth's attention on what she is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you could use in your translation. Alternate translation: “Look”
The story of Ruth is set in the time of the Judges, a few generations before the birth of King David. While much animosity often existed between Israel and Moab (Judges 3:12-30; 10:6-12:7; 2 Samuel 8:2; 10; 2 Kings 3:4-27; 2 Chronicles 20; see also Nations across the Jordan River map), other times the two nations appear to have enjoyed a somewhat congenial relationship, as is demonstrated by Naomi’s willingness to relocate to Moab to seek relief from a famine. Later Naomi’s sons also marry Moabite women, and Ruth’s devotion to Naomi and her God no doubt speaks highly of the character of many Moabites. Many years later Ruth’s great-grandson David placed his parents in the care of the king of Moab while he was on the run from King Saul (1 Samuel 22:3-4).
