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Ruth 3:9-14
9And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who artthou? And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, I amRuthר֣וּתrutH7327thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519:spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566therefore thy skirtכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671over thine handmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519; for thou arta near kinsmanגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.
10And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.KhahH1288bethou of the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,my daughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323: forthou hast shewedהֵיטַ֛בְתְּhei.TavtH3190more kindnessחַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.DekhH2617in the latter endהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314than at the beginningהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,inasmuch as thou followedstאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310H3212notלְבִלְתִּי־le.vil.ti-H1115young menהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970,whether poorדַּ֖לdalH1800or richעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.
11And now, my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213to thee all that thou requirestתֹּאמְרִ֖יtom.RiH559:for all the cityשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971doth knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that thou arta virtuousחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802.
13Tarryלִ֣ינִי׀Li.niH3885this nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and it shall be in the morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242, thatif he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsmanיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350,wellטוֹב֙tOvH2896;let him do the kinsman’s partיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350:but if he willיַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.PotzH2654not do the part of a kinsmanלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsmanוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350to thee, asthe Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416:lie downשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901until the morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.
14And she layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772until the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242:and she rose upוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965beforeH2958oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376could knowיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.And he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Let it not be knownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045that a womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935into the floorהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637.
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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