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Ruth 3:12-18
13Stay here tonightלִ֣ינִי׀ הַלַּ֗יְלָה וְהָיָ֤הLi.ni ha.Lay.lah ve.ha.YahH3885H3915H1961,and in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242,ifאִם־'im-H518he wants to redeem youיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350,goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.Let him redeem youיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he does notלֹ֨אlo'H3808wantיַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.PotzH2654to redeem youלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350,as surely as the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,Iאָנֹ֖כִי'a.No.khiH595willוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350.Now lie hereשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.”
14So she lay downוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,but she got upוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965beforeH2958anyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853elseרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453could recognize herיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234.Then Boaz saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Do notאַל־'al-H408let it be knownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588a womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935to the threshing floorהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637.”
15And he told herוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringהָ֠בִיHa.viH3051the shawlהַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתha.mit.Pa.chatH4304אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are wearingעָלַ֛יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and holdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it out.”When sheוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270did so,he poured inוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184and placed itוַיָּ֣שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896on herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.Then he wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
16When Ruth returnedוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֔הּcha.mo.TahH2545,Naomi asked herוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “How did it goמִי־ אַ֣תְּmi- 'atH4310H859,my daughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323?”Then Ruth toldוַתַּ֨גֶּד־va.Ta.ged-H5046herאֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Boazהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213for her.
17And she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “He gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414metheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measures of barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184,forכִּ֚יkiH3588he saidאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י'a.Mar'a.Mar/ /'al./i'al.iH559, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408go backתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935toH413your mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃cha.mo.TekhH2545empty-handedרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387.’”
18“Waitשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH3427,my daughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323,”said Naomiוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “untilעַ֚ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you find outתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349thingsדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697goיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307,forכִּ֣יkiH3588heהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808restיִשְׁקֹט֙yish.KotH8252unlessכִּֽי־ אִם־ki- 'im-H3588H518he has resolvedכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615the matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.”
Commentaries on Ruth 3
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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