Berean Standard Bible
Ruth 3:6-13
6So she went downH3381 to the threshing floorH1637 and didH6213 everythingH3605 her mother-in-lawH2545 had instructed herH6680 to do.
7After BoazH1162 had finished eatingH398 and drinkingH8354 and was in good spiritsH3190H3820, he wentH935 to lie downH7901 at the endH7097 of the heap of grainH6194. Then Ruth went in secretlyH935H3909, uncoveredH1540 his feetH4772, and lay downH7901.
At midnightH2677H3915, BoazH376 was startledH2729, turned overH3943, and thereH2009 lyingH7901 at his feetH4772 was a womanH802!
9“WhoH4310 are youH859?” he askedH559.
“IH595 am your servantH519 RuthH7327,” she repliedH559. “SpreadH6566 the corner of your garmentH36711 overH5921 meH519, forH3588 youH859 are a kinsman-redeemerH1350.2”
10Then Boaz saidH559, “May the LORDH3068 blessH1288 youH859, my daughterH1323. You have shownH3190 more kindnessH2617 nowH314 thanH4480 beforeH7223, because you have notH1115 runH1980 afterH310 the younger menH970, whetherH518 richH6223 orH518 poorH1800. 11And nowH6258 do notH408 be afraidH3372, my daughterH1323. I will doH6213 for you whateverH3605 you requestH559, sinceH3588 allH3605 my fellow townspeopleH5971H8179 knowH3045 thatH3588 youH859 are a womanH802 of noble characterH2428. 12YesH3588, it is trueH551 thatH3588 IH595 am a kinsman-redeemerH1350, butH1571 there isH3426 a redeemerH1350 nearerH7138 than IH4480.3 13Stay here tonightH3885H3915H1961, and in the morningH1242, ifH518 he wants to redeem youH1350, goodH2896. Let him redeem youH1350. But ifH518 he does notH3808 wantH2654 to redeem youH1350, as surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416, IH595 willH1350. Now lie hereH7901 untilH5704 morningH1242.”
Notes
- 1. Ruth 3:9 Or Spread your wing; the word for wing can also mean corner of a garment; see Ruth 2:12. ↩
- 2. Ruth 3:9 The Hebrew word for kinsman-redeemer or guardian-redeemer is a legal term for the kinsman who redeems or vindicates a relative; similarly in verses 12 and 13; see Leviticus 25:25–55. ↩
- 3. Ruth 3:12 That is, more closely related ↩
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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