Ruth 2:5

2:5 Boaz asked ¹  his servant ²  in charge of the harvesters, “To whom does this young woman belong?” ³ 

Ruth 4:2-3

4:2 Boaz chose ten of the village leaders ⁴  and said, “Sit down here!” So they sat down. 4:3 Then Boaz said to the guardian, ⁵  “Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling ⁶  the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.

[2:5]  ¹ tn Heb “said to.” Since what follows is a question, “asked” is appropriate in this context.

[2:5]  ² tn Heb “young man.” Cf. NAB “overseer”; NIV, NLT “foreman.”

[2:5]  ³ sn In this patriarchal culture Ruth would “belong” to either her father (if unmarried) or her husband (if married).

[4:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he took ten men from the elders of the town.”

[4:3]  ⁷ tn Or “redeemer.” See the note on the phrase “guardian of the family interests” in 3:9.

[4:3]  ⁸ tn The perfect form of the verb here describes as a simple fact an action that is underway (cf. NIV, NRSV, CEV, NLT); NAB “is putting up for sale.”