Ruth 2:1
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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 King James Version (AKJV)
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 (ASV)
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And Naomi had a relation of her husband, a man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Webster's Revision
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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
Clarke's Ruth 2:1 Bible Commentary
A mighty man of wealth - We have already seen that some suppose Boaz to have been one of the judges of Israel; he was no doubt a man of considerable property.
Barnes's Ruth 2:1 Bible Commentary
A kinsman - More literally "an acquaintance"; here (and in the feminine, Ruth 3:2) denoting the person with whom one is intimately acquainted, one's near relation. The next kinsman of Ruth 2:20, etc. גאל gā'al, is a wholly different word.
Boaz - Commonly taken to mean, "strength is in him" (compare 1 Kings 7:21).
