Ruth 2:5-6

2:5 Boaz asked ¹  his servant ²  in charge of the harvesters, “To whom does this young woman belong?” ³  2:6 The servant in charge of the harvesters replied, “She’s the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the region of Moab.

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

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

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