Ruth 2:5

2:5 Boaz asked15 his servant16 in charge of the harvesters, “To whom does this young woman belong?”17

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15	tn Heb “said to.” Since what follows is a question, “asked” is appropriate in this context.
16	tn Heb “young man.” Cf. NAB “overseer”; NIV, NLT “foreman.”
17	sn In this patriarchal culture Ruth would “belong” to either her father (if unmarried) or her husband (if married).