And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech.
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Gill's Exposition
And she went, and came,.... That is, she went out of the house where she was, and out of the city, and came into the field; though, according to the Midrash (p), she marked the ways as she went,…
Adam Clarke
And her hap was - So she was accidentally or providentially led to that part of the cultivated country which belonged to Boaz.
Naomi had now gained a settlement in Bethlehem among her old friends; and here we have an account,
I. Of her rich kinsman, Boaz, a mighty man of wealth, Rut 2:1. The Chaldee reads it, mighty in the…
Cambridge Bible
her hap … Boaz The word for hapoccurs in 1Sa 6:9 (-a chance"), 1Sa 20:26. Throughout the story the writer intends us to share his strong belief in Providence, over-ruling unpremeditated actions and…
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