1And Naomi hath an acquaintance of her husband's, a man mighty in wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name is Boaz.


In Context

1 And Naomi hath an acquaintance of her husband's, a man mighty in wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name is Boaz.

2 And Ruth the Moabitess saith unto Naomi, 'Let me go, I pray thee, into the field, and I gather among the ears of corn after him in whose eyes I find grace;' and she saith to her, 'Go, my daughter.'

3 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.

Ruth 2:1 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:1Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side, from the clan of Elimelech, a man of standing, whose name was Boaz.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name [was] Boaz.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:1Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:1And Naomi had a relation of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:1Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:1And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.