The Meaning of Ruth 2:5 Explained

Ruth 2:5

KJV: Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

YLT: And Boaz saith to his young man who is set over the reapers, 'Whose is this young person?'

Darby: And Boaz said to his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose maiden is this?

ASV: Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ruth 2:5?

MEANING: What does Ruth 2:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ruth 2:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ruth 2:5?

What is the context of Ruth 2:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel [is] this?

What does Ruth 2:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 2:1-13 - Gleaning After The Reapers

In great desolation of soul, Naomi had returned. She was no longer the happy woman of earlier days. Ruth also must sometimes have experienced the depression of homesickness which often steals over the heart of the stranger. But the two women found solace where sad hearts will always find it, first in God and then in ministry to each other, 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 7:6. In fact, Ruth's devotion to her mother became the common talk of the village, Ruth 2:11.

Notice the beautiful old-time salutations between the employer and his employees. The omission of these courteous greetings is one of the mistakes of our modern civilization. We live in a time when the relations between master and servant, between mistress and maid, are strangely altered, being largely financial and selfish. Each tries to get as much as possible out of the other, and thus the personal touch is absent. Is it to be wondered at that the human machine runs hard and sometimes breaks down? But Boaz was clearly a good man. He had won the respect of the whole neighborhood, and his tender words to the young stranger, saluting her as a nestling under the wings of Jehovah, indicated that he dwelled "in the secret place of the Most High." [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 2

¹ Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
⁴ Boaz takes notice of her
⁸ and shows her great favor
¹⁸ That which she got, she carries to Naomi

What do the individual words in Ruth 2:5 mean?

And said Boaz to his servant who was in charge of the reapers to whom [is] young woman this

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר בֹּ֙עַז֙ לְנַעֲר֔וֹ הַנִּצָּ֖ב עַל־ הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים לְמִ֖י הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה ؟ הַזֹּֽאת

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
בֹּ֙עַז֙	Boaz
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בֹּעַז Sense: ancestor of David, kinsman-redeemer to Ruth, daughter-in-law of Naomi.
לְנַעֲר֔וֹ	to his servant
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
הַנִּצָּ֖ב	who was in charge
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: הֻצַּב Sense: to stand, take one’s stand, stand upright, be set (over), establish.
הַקּֽוֹצְרִ֑ים	the reapers
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: קָצוּר Sense: to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved.
לְמִ֖י	to whom [is]
Parse: Preposition-l, Interrogative Root: מִי Sense: who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever.
הַנַּעֲרָ֥ה	young woman
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: נַעֲרָה Sense: girl, damsel, female servant.
؟ הַזֹּֽאת	this
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.

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Similar Scriptures for Ruth 2:5

		Ruth 4:21 [2]
		1 Chronicles 2:11-12 [2]