Ruth 2:5 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then Boaz asked the servant who was in charge of the harvest workers, 'Who is this young woman?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Boaz noticed Ruth working in his field and asked his foreman who she was.

📚 Historical Context

In the time of the Judges, ancient Israel was experiencing cycles of moral decline and redemption, and the story of Ruth unfolds during a famine-induced migration where Naomi and her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth return to Bethlehem. Ruth, as a poor widow, is following the Mosaic Law's provision for gleaning leftover grain in fields to sustain herself and Naomi. Boaz, a relative of Naomi and a respected landowner, notices Ruth working in his field and asks his servant about her, marking the beginning of his protective interest in her.

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