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Ruth 2:17-23
17So Ruth gathered grainוַתְּלַקֵּ֥טva.te.la.KetH3950in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.And when she beat outוַתַּחְבֹּט֙va.tach.BotH2251אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had gleanedלִקֵּ֔טָהli.Ke.tahH3950,it wasוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961about an ephahכְּאֵיפָ֥הke.'ei.FahH374of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184.
18She picked up the grainוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375and went intoוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935the townהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,where her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.TahH2545אֵ֣ת'etH853sawוַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'H7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had gleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950.And she brought outוַתּוֹצֵא֙va.to.Tze'H3318whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had savedהוֹתִ֖רָהho.Ti.rahH3498from her mealמִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃mi.sa.ve.'AhH7648and gave itוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414to Naomiאֵ֥ת'etH853.
19Then her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֜הּcha.mo.TahH2545askedוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559her, “Whereאֵיפֹ֨ה'ei.FohH375did you gleanלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575did you workעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213?Blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961the manwho noticed youמַכִּירֵ֖ךְma.ki.RekhH5234.”So she toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her mother-in-lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545אֵ֤ת'etH853whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had workedעָשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213עִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973. “The nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I workedעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213withעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162,”she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559.
20Then Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her daughter-in-lawלְכַלָּתָ֗הּle.kha.la.TahH3618, “May heהוּא֙hu'H1931be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288by the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834has notלֹא־lo'-H3808withdrawnעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800His kindnessחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617fromאֶת־'et-H854the livingהַחַיִּ֖ים וְאֶת־ha.chai.Yim ve.'EtH2416H854or the deadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191.”Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281continuedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376is a close relativeקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138.Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is one of ourkinsman-redeemersמִֽגֹּאֲלֵ֖נוּmi.go.'a.Le.nuH1350.”
21Then Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “He alsoגַּ֣ם׀ כִּי־gam ki-H1571H3588told meאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֗י'a.Mar 'e.LaiH559H413, ‘Stayתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןtid.ba.KinH1692withעִם־'im-H5973my young menהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704H518they have finished gatheringכִּלּ֔וּki.LuH3615אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605myharvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.’”
22And Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413her daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתָ֑הּka.la.TahH3618Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327, “My daughterבִּתִּ֗י כִּ֤יbi.Ti kiH1323H3588,it is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for you to workתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318withעִם־'im-H5973his young womenנַ֣עֲרוֹתָ֔יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291,so that nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808will happenיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293to youin anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.”
23So Ruth stayed closeוַתִּדְבַּ֞קva.tid.BakH1692to the servant girlsבְּנַעֲר֥וֹתbe.na.'a.RotH5291of Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162to gleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950grain untilעַד־'ad-H5704the barleyקְצִֽיר־ הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםke.tzir- ha.se.'o.RimH8184H7105and wheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestsוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105were finishedכְּל֥וֹתke.LotH3615.And she livedוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427withאֶת־'et-H854her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃cha.mo.TahH2545.
Commentaries on Ruth 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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