Ruth 2:5
Strong's Lexicon
And Boaz
בֹּ֙עַז֙ (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1162: Boaz = 'fleetness' 1) ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi 2) name of the left of two brazen pillars, 18 cubits high, erected in the porch of Solomon's temple

asked
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch

the foreman
לְנַעֲר֔וֹ (lə·na·‘ă·rōw)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5288: 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer

הַנִּצָּ֖ב (han·niṣ·ṣāḇ)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5324: 1) to stand, take one's stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to station oneself, take one's stand 1a2) to stand, be stationed 1a3) to stand, take an upright position 1a4) to be stationed, be appointed 1a5) deputy, prefect, appointed, deputed (subst) 1a6) to stand firm 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to station, set 1b2) to set up, erect 1b3) to cause to stand erect 1b4) to fix, establish 1c) (Hophal) to be fixed, be determined, be stationary

of
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

his harvesters,
הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים (haq·qō·wṣ·rîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7114: 1) to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved 1a) (Qal) to be short 1b) (Piel) to shorten 1c) (Hiphil) to shorten 2) to reap, harvest 2a) (Qal) to reap, harvest 2b) (Hiphil) to reap, harvest

“Whose
לְמִ֖י (lə·mî)
Preposition-l | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: 1) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever

young woman
הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה (han·na·‘ă·rāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5291: 1) girl, damsel, female servant 1a) girl, damsel, little girl 1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute 1b) maid, female attendant, female servant

is this ?”
הַזֹּֽאת׃ (haz·zōṯ)
Article | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”

Young's Literal Translation
And Boaz saith to his young man who is set over the reapers, ‘Whose [is] this young person?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Boaz asked his servant who was in charge of the harvesters, “ Whose young woman is this? ”

New American Standard Bible
Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?"

King James Bible
Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel [is] this?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Boaz asked the overseer of his harvesters, "Who does that young woman belong to?"

New Living Translation
Then Boaz asked his foreman, "Who is that young woman over there? Who does she belong to?"

English Standard Version
Then Boaz said to his young man who was in charge of the reapers, “Whose young woman is this?”

New American Standard Bible
Then Boaz said to his servant who was in charge of the reapers, "Whose young woman is this?"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Boaz asked his servant who was in charge of the harvesters, "Whose young woman is this?"

International Standard Version
At this point, Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, "To whom does this young woman belong?"

NET Bible
Boaz asked his servant in charge of the harvesters, "To whom does this young woman belong?"

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

English Revised Version
Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? r

Young's Literal Translation
And Boaz saith to his young man who is set over the reapers, 'Whose is this young person?'
















Cross References
Ruth 2:4
And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

Ruth 2:6
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:

Ruth 1:1
Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons.

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.

Ruth 2:2
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

Ruth 2:7
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.

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:
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