Ruth 2:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So she departedוַתֵּ֤לֶךְ
(vat·te·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and wentוַתָּבֹוא֙
(vat·ta·vo·v)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
and gleanedוַתְּלַקֵּ֣ט
(vat·te·lak·ket)
3950: to pick or gather up, gleana prim. root
in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
(bas·sa·deh,)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
afterאַחֲרֵ֖י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the reapers;הַקֹּצְרִ֑ים
(hak·ko·tze·rim;)
7114b: to reap, harvesta prim. root
and she happenedוַיִּ֣קֶר
(vai·yi·ker)
7136a: to encounter, meet, befalla prim. root
to come 
 
7136a: to encounter, meet, befalla prim. root
to the portionחֶלְקַ֤ת
(chel·kat)
2513a: a portion (of ground)from chalaq
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
belonging to Boaz,לְבֹ֔עַז
(le·vo·'az,)
1162: "quickness," an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the templefrom an unused word
whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
was of the familyמִמִּשְׁפַּ֥חַת
(mim·mish·pa·chat)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
of Elimelech.אֱלִימֶֽלֶךְ׃
(e·li·me·lech.)
458: "God is king," the husband of Naomifrom el and melek


















KJV Lexicon
And she went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and gleaned
laqat  (law-kat')
to pick up, i.e. (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean -- gather (up), glean.
in the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the reapers
qatsar  (kaw-tsar')
to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain)
and her hap
miqreh  (mik-reh')
something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune -- something befallen, befalleth, chance, event, hap(-peneth).
was to light
qarah  (kaw-raw')
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
on a part
chelqah  (khel-kaw')
smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment -- field, flattering(-ry), ground, parcel, part, piece of land (ground), plat, portion, slippery place, smooth (thing).
of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
belonging unto Boaz
Bo`az  (bo'-az)
Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple -- Boaz.
who was of the kindred
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
of Elimelech
'Eliymelek  (el-ee-meh'-lek)
God of (the) king; Elimelek, an Israelite -- Elimelech.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So she departed and went and gleaned in the field after the reapers; and she happened to come to the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was of the family of Elimelech.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Ruth left and entered the field to gather grain behind the harvesters. She happened to be in the portion of land belonging to Boaz, who was from Elimelech's family.

International Standard Version
So she went out, proceeded to the field, and gleaned behind the harvesters. And it happened that she came to the portion of land belonging to Boaz, of the family of Elimelech.

NET Bible
So Ruth went and gathered grain in the fields behind the harvesters. Now she just happened to end up in the portion of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Ruth went. She entered a field and gathered the grain left behind by the reapers. Now it happened that she ended up in the part of the field that belonged to Boaz, who was from Elimelech's family.

King James 2000 Bible
And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and she happened to come to a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
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