Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{Now} Naomi {had a relative of her husband}, {a prominent rich man} from the clan of Elimelech, [whose] name was Boaz.
New American Standard Bible
Now Naomi had
King James Version
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Holman Bible
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side named Boaz. He was a prominent man of noble character
International Standard Version
Naomi had a close relative of her late husband, a man of considerable wealth from the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz.
A Conservative Version
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
American Standard Version
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Amplified
Now Naomi had a relative of her husband, a man of great wealth and influence, from the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
Bible in Basic English
And Naomi had a relation of her husband, a man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Darby Translation
And Naomi had a relation of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Julia Smith Translation
And to Naomi an acquaintance to her husband, a strong man of wealth, from the family of Elimelech; and his name Boaz.
King James 2000
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Modern King James verseion
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech. And his name was Boaz.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a man of might of the kindred of Elimelech, named Boaz.
NET Bible
Now Naomi had a relative on her husband's side of the family named Boaz. He was a wealthy, prominent man from the clan of Elimelech.
New Heart English Bible
Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, Naomi, had an acquaintance of her husband's, a man of great integrity, of the family of Elimelech, - whose name, was Boaz.
Webster
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
World English Bible
Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Naomi hath an acquaintance of her husband's, a man mighty in wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name is Boaz.
Themes
Elimelech » With naomi, his wife, and two sons, emigrate to moab
Interlinear
Gibbowr
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ruth 2:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ruth Meets Boaz
1 {Now} Naomi {had a relative of her husband}, {a prominent rich man} from the clan of Elimelech, [whose] name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Please let me go [to] the field and glean among the ears of grain after [someone] in whose eyes I [may] find favor." And she said to her, "Go, my daughter."
Cross References
Ruth 4:21
and Salmon fathered Boaz, and Boaz fathered Obed,
Ruth 3:2
So then, [is] not Boaz our kinsman whose maidservants you were with? Look, he [is] winnowing the barley at the threshing floor tonight.
Ruth 3:12
Now truly I [am] a redeemer, but there is also a redeemer [of a] closer relationship than me.
Matthew 1:5
and Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed became the father of Jesse,
1 Chronicles 2:10-12
And Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, prince of the sons of Judah.
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
And you may think in your heart, 'My strength and the might of my hand {acquired this wealth for} me.'
Judges 12:8-10
After him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.
Ruth 1:2
And the name of the man [was] Elimelech, and the name of his wife [was] Naomi, and the name of his two sons [were] Mahlon and Kilion. [They were] Ephraimites from Bethlehem [in] Judah. And they went [to] the countryside of Moab and remained there.
Job 1:3
Then his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east.
Job 31:25
if I have rejoiced because my wealth [was] great or because my hand found a fortune,
Luke 3:32
the [son] of Jesse, the [son] of Obed, the [son] of Boaz, the [son] of Sala, the [son] of Nahshon,