Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz. kinsman Ruth 3:2,12 This Booz, with whose maids thou wast joined in the field, is our near kinsman, and behold this night he winnoweth barley in the threshingfloor. . . . a mighty Deuteronomy 8:17,18 Lest thou shouldst say in thy heart: My own might, and the strength of my own hand have achieved all these things for me. . . . Job 1:3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceedingly great: and this man was great among all the people of the east. Job 31:25 If I have rejoiced over my great riches, and because my hand had gotten much. Ruth 4:21 Salmon begot Booz, Booz begot Obed, Judges 12:8-10 After him Abesan of Bethlehem judged Israel: . . . 1 Chronicles 2:10-12 And Ram begot Aminadab, and Aminadab begot Nahasson, prince of the children of Juda. . . . Matthew 1:5 And Salmon begot Booz of Rahab. And Booz begot Obed of Ruth. And Obed begot Jesse. Luke 3:32 Who was of Jesse, who was of Obed, who was of Booz, who was of Salmon, who was of Naasson, Booz Context Boaz Meets Ruth1Now her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a powerful man, and very rich, whose name was Booz.2And Ruth, the Moabitess, said to her mother in law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder, that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter.… Cross References Ruth 1:2 He was named Elimelech, and his wife Noemi: and his two sons, the one Mahalon, and the other Chelion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem Juda. And entering into the country of Moab, they abode there. Ruth 2:2 And Ruth, the Moabitess, said to her mother in law: If thou wilt, I will go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that escape the hands of the reapers, wheresoever I shall find grace with a householder, that will be favourable to me. And she answered her: Go, my daughter. Lexicon Now Naomiוּֽלְנָעֳמִ֞י (ū·lə·nā·‘o·mî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth had a relative מוֹדַ֣ע (mō·w·ḏa‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know on her husband’s side, לְאִישָׁ֗הּ (lə·’î·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person a prominent גִּבּ֣וֹר (gib·bō·wr) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant man אִ֚ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of noble character חַ֔יִל (ḥa·yil) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength from the clan מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת (mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4940: A family, circle of relatives, a class, a species, sort, a tribe, people of Elimelech, אֱלִימֶ֑לֶךְ (’ĕ·lî·me·leḵ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 458: Elimelech -- 'God is king', the husband of Naomi whose name וּשְׁמ֖וֹ (ū·šə·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name [was] Boaz. בֹּֽעַז׃ (bō·‘az) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple Additional Translations Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. And Noemin had a friend an acquaintance of her husband, and the man was a mighty man of the kindred of Elimelech, and his name was Booz. And Naomi had a relation of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz. Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name was Boaz. And Naomi hath an acquaintance of her husband's, a man mighty in wealth, of the family of Elimelech, and his name is Boaz. Jump to Previous Acquaintance Boaz Bo'az Clan Elimelech Elim'elech Husband Husband's Kinsman Mighty Naomi Na'omi Relation Relative Side Standing Valour WealthJump to Next Acquaintance Boaz Bo'az Clan Elimelech Elim'elech Husband Husband's Kinsman Mighty Naomi Na'omi Relation Relative Side Standing Valour WealthExternal Links Ruth 2:1 NIVRuth 2:1 NLT Ruth 2:1 ESV Ruth 2:1 NASB Ruth 2:1 ASV Ruth 2:1 Bible Apps Ruth 2:1 Biblia Paralela Ruth 2:1 Chinese Bible Ruth 2:1 French Bible Ruth 2:1 German Bible Alphabetical: a Boaz clan Elimelech family from great had her husband husband's kinsman man name Naomi Now of on relative side standing the was wealth whose OT History: Ruth 2:1 Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's (Ru Rut.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |