Ruth 2:5

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

[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).