Ruth 2:5 (DRB)

Passage

And Booz said to the young man that was set over the reapers: Whose maid is this ?

Nearby Context

Ruth 2:3 She went, therefore, and gleaned the ears of corn after the reapers. And it happened that the owner of that field was Booz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.

Ruth 2:4 And behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee.

Ruth 2:5 And Booz said to the young man that was set over the reapers: Whose maid is this ?

Ruth 2:6 And he answered him: This is the Moabitess, who came with Noemi, from the land of Moab,

Ruth 2:7 And she desired leave to glean the ears of corn that remain, following the steps of the reapers: and she hath been in the field from morning till now, and hath not gone home for one moment.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "booz", "said", "young", "over", "reapers", "whose", and "maid". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "booz" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And behold he came out of Bethlehem..." into verse 6's "And he answered him This is the...", so "booz" and "said" belong inside that flow. In Ruth context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "booz" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.