Ruth 2 — Open Bible Translation (review)

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Naomi had a relative on her husband's side, a man of great worth from Elimelech's clan, named Boaz.

Alternative: "of great worth": also "wealthy and influential," "of standing." The same word describes Ruth in 3:11.

BSB: 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.

Noteshared wording: 10 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «naomi had a relative on her husband s side a» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Naomi had a relative on her husband's side, a man of great worth from Elimelech's clan, named Boaz.

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Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go out to the fields and gather leftover grain behind someone who looks on me with favor." Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter."

BSB: And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go into the fields and glean heads of grain after someone in whose sight I may find favor.” “Go ahead, my daughter,” Naomi replied.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi, "Let me go out to the fields and gather leftover grain behind someone who looks on me with favor." Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter."

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So she went out and gathered grain in the field behind the harvesters—and it so happened that the plot she came to was Boaz's, the man from Elimelech's clan.

BSB: So Ruth departed and went out into the field and gleaned after the harvesters. And she happened to come to the part of the field belonging to Boaz, who was from the clan of Elimelech.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026So she went out and gathered grain in the field behind the harvesters—and it so happened that the plot she came to was Boaz's, the man from Elimelech's clan.

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Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "The LORD be with you!" They answered him, "The LORD bless you!"

BSB: Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, “The LORD be with you.” “The LORD bless you,” they replied.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and greeted the harvesters, "The LORD be with you!" They answered him, "The LORD bless you!"

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Boaz asked the young man in charge of the harvesters, "Who does this young woman belong to?"

BSB: And Boaz asked the foreman of his harvesters, “Whose young woman is this?”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Boaz asked the young man in charge of the harvesters, "Who does this young woman belong to?"

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"She's the Moabite girl," answered the young man in charge of the harvesters, "the one who returned with Naomi from Moab's fields.

BSB: The foreman answered, “She is the Moabitess who returned with Naomi from the land of Moab.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026"She's the Moabite girl," answered the young man in charge of the harvesters, "the one who returned with Naomi from Moab's fields.

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She asked, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.' So she came, and she has kept at it from morning until now; she has sat only a little while in the shelter."

Text: The end of this verse is difficult in Hebrew; the exact sense is uncertain.

BSB: She has said, ‘Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves after the harvesters.’ So she came out and has continued from morning until now, except that she rested a short time in the shelter.”

Noteshared wording: 9 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «please let me glean and gather among the sheaves» (public domain — allowed).
Notecompared with BSB: The draft translates 'she has sat only a little while in the shelter' while the Hebrew 'zeh shivtah habayit me'at' is difficult and debated. The BSB has 'except that she rested a short time in the shelter.' Both are interpretive renderings of an uncertain phrase; the draft's version is defensible.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026She asked, 'Please let me glean and gather among the sheaves behind the harvesters.' So she came, and she has kept at it from morning until now; she has sat only a little while in the shelter."

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Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen to me, my daughter. Don't go gleaning in anyone else's field, and don't move on from here. Stay right beside my young women.

BSB: Then Boaz said to Ruth, “Listen, my daughter. Do not go and glean in another field, and do not go away from this place, but stay here close to my servant girls.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Then Boaz said to Ruth, "Listen to me, my daughter. Don't go gleaning in anyone else's field, and don't move on from here. Stay right beside my young women.

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Watch which field they are reaping and walk behind them. I have ordered the young men not to lay a hand on you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink some of the water the young men have drawn."

BSB: Let your eyes be on the field they are harvesting, and follow along after these girls. Indeed, I have ordered the young men not to touch you. And when you are thirsty, go and drink from the jars the young men have filled.”

Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «you when you are thirsty go to the» (public domain — allowed).
Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «i have ordered the young men not to» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Watch which field they are reaping and walk behind them. I have ordered the young men not to lay a hand on you. When you are thirsty, go to the water jars and drink some of the water the young men have drawn."

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She bowed down with her face to the ground and said to him, "How is it that you look on me with favor and pay attention to me—a foreigner?"

Meaning: Hebrew wordplay: "pay attention to me" (lehakireni) and "foreigner" (nokhriyah) sound alike.

BSB: At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026She bowed down with her face to the ground and said to him, "How is it that you look on me with favor and pay attention to me—a foreigner?"

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Boaz answered her, "I have heard the whole story of what you have done for your mother-in-law since your husband died—how you left your father and mother and the land where you were born, and came to live among a people you had never known.

BSB: Boaz replied, “I have been made fully aware of all you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, how you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and how you came to a people you did not know before.

Noteshared wording: 10 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «what you have done for your mother in law since» (public domain — allowed).
Noteshared wording: 10 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «how you left your father and mother and the land» (public domain — allowed).
Notecompared with BSB: The draft says 'came to live among' while the Hebrew says 'came to' (H413 + H5971). The addition of 'live' is interpretive but defensible given the context.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Boaz answered her, "I have heard the whole story of what you have done for your mother-in-law since your husband died—how you left your father and mother and the land where you were born, and came to live among a people you had never known.

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May the LORD reward your deeds. May you be paid in full by the LORD, the God of Israel, beneath whose wings you have come to find shelter."

Meaning: "wings" (kanaph) is the same word Ruth will use in 3:9 for the wing of Boaz's cloak.

BSB: May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026May the LORD reward your deeds. May you be paid in full by the LORD, the God of Israel, beneath whose wings you have come to find shelter."

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She said, "May I keep finding favor with you, my lord. You have comforted me and spoken to the heart of your servant, though I am not even one of your servant women."

Alternative: "spoken to the heart": "spoken kindly."

BSB: “My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026She said, "May I keep finding favor with you, my lord. You have comforted me and spoken to the heart of your servant, though I am not even one of your servant women."

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At mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come over here, have some bread, and dip your piece in the sour wine." So she sat down next to the harvesters, and he handed her some roasted grain. She ate her fill, and there was still some left.

Alternative: "sour wine": also "vinegar," a sour dip for bread.

BSB: At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

Noteshared wording: 14 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «at mealtime boaz said to her come over here have some bread and dip» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026At mealtime Boaz said to her, "Come over here, have some bread, and dip your piece in the sour wine." So she sat down next to the harvesters, and he handed her some roasted grain. She ate her fill, and there was still some left.

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As she rose to go on gleaning, Boaz gave orders to his young men: "Let her gather even among the bundles, and don't embarrass her.

BSB: When Ruth got up to glean, Boaz ordered his young men, “Even if she gathers among the sheaves, do not insult her.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026As she rose to go on gleaning, Boaz gave orders to his young men: "Let her gather even among the bundles, and don't embarrass her.

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Even draw out a few stalks from the bundles on purpose and leave them behind for her to pick up. Don't rebuke her."

BSB: Rather, pull out for her some stalks from the bundles and leave them for her to gather. Do not rebuke her.”

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Even draw out a few stalks from the bundles on purpose and leave them behind for her to pick up. Don't rebuke her."

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Ruth gathered in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had collected, it came to about an ephah of barley.

Measure: An ephah: about 20 liters (5 gallons).

BSB: So Ruth gathered grain in the field until evening. And when she beat out what she had gleaned, it was about an ephah of barley.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Ruth gathered in the field until evening. When she threshed what she had collected, it came to about an ephah of barley.

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She picked it up and went into town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gleaned. Ruth also brought out the food left over from her meal and gave it to her.

BSB: She picked up the grain and went into the town, where her mother-in-law saw what she had gleaned. And she brought out what she had saved from her meal and gave it to Naomi.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026She picked it up and went into town, and her mother-in-law saw how much she had gleaned. Ruth also brought out the food left over from her meal and gave it to her.

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Her mother-in-law asked her, "Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? May the one who noticed you be blessed!" So Ruth told her whose field she had worked in. "The man I worked for today," she said, "is named Boaz."

BSB: Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.

Noteshared wording: 9 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «her mother in law asked her where did you» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Her mother-in-law asked her, "Where did you gather grain today? Where did you work? May the one who noticed you be blessed!" So Ruth told her whose field she had worked in. "The man I worked for today," she said, "is named Boaz."

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Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May the LORD bless him! He has not stopped showing his loyal love to the living and the dead." Naomi added, "That man is near kin to us. He is one of our family redeemers."

Alternative: The Hebrew allows "his loyal love" to be the LORD's or Boaz's.
Meaning: "family redeemer" (goel): the relative responsible for buying back a family member's land, freedom or name.

BSB: Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.” Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our kinsman-redeemers.”

Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «naomi said to her daughter in law may» (public domain — allowed).
Noteshared wording: 8 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «naomi said to her daughter in law may» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May the LORD bless him! He has not stopped showing his loyal love to the living and the dead." Naomi added, "That man is near kin to us. He is one of our family redeemers."

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Ruth the Moabite said, "He even told me, 'Stay with my young men until they have brought in my whole harvest.'"

BSB: Then Ruth the Moabitess said, “He also told me, ‘Stay with my young men until they have finished gathering all my harvest.’”

Checkcompared with BSB: The draft says 'young men' but the Hebrew is H5288 (ne'arim), which in 2:8-9 clearly refers to 'young men' while 2:22-23 uses H5291 (na'arot) for 'young women.' Ruth may be quoting Boaz's instruction to stay with his workers. However, 2:22-23 suggest she should be with the young women specifically. This may create confusion about what Boaz actually said versus what Naomi recommends.
Noteshared wording: 10 words in a row identical to Berean Standard Bible: «told me stay with my young men until they have» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Ruth the Moabite said, "He even told me, 'Stay with my young men until they have brought in my whole harvest.'"

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Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It's good, my daughter, for you to go out with his young women, so that no one bothers you in some other field."

BSB: And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law Ruth, “My daughter, it is good for you to work with his young women, so that nothing will happen to you in another field.”

Errorcompared with BSB: The draft says 'his young women' (na'arotav H5291), but the Hebrew has 'his young women' with a masculine suffix (na'arotav) which should be 'his young women.' However, checking the original more carefully: the Hebrew shows נַעֲרוֹתָיו which is indeed 'his young women' (feminine noun with masculine possessive suffix referring to Boaz). The draft is correct.
Noteshared wording: 9 words in a row identical to World English Bible: «naomi said to ruth her daughter in law it» (public domain — allowed).

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It's good, my daughter, for you to go out with his young women, so that no one bothers you in some other field."

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So Ruth stayed beside Boaz's young women and gleaned until both the barley and the wheat harvests were done. Meanwhile she made her home with her mother-in-law.

BSB: So Ruth stayed close to the servant girls of Boaz to glean grain until the barley and wheat harvests were finished. And she lived with her mother-in-law.

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AI draft · AI (claude-opus-5-5) · Oct 20, 2026So Ruth stayed beside Boaz's young women and gleaned until both the barley and the wheat harvests were done. Meanwhile she made her home with her mother-in-law.

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