New American Standard Bible 1995
Ruth 2:18-23
18She tookוַתִּשָּׂא֙va.ti.Sa'H5375itup and wentוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֖הּcha.mo.TahH2545sawוַתֵּ֥רֶאva.Te.re'H7200whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had gleanedלִקֵּ֑טָהli.Ke.tahH3950.She also tookוַתּוֹצֵא֙va.to.Tze'H3318it out andgaveוַתִּתֶּן־va.ti.ten-H5414Naomi whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she hadH3498leftH3498afterH4480she was satisfiedמִשָּׂבְעָֽהּ׃mi.sa.ve.'AhH7648.
19Her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֜הּcha.mo.TahH2545then saidוַתֹּאמֶר֩va.to.MerH559to her, “Whereאֵיפֹ֨ה'ei.FohH375did you gleanלִקַּ֤טְתְּli.KattH3950todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117and whereוְאָ֣נָהve.'A.nahH575did you workעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213? May he whotookH5234noticeH5234of you be blessedבָּר֑וּךְba.RukhH1288.”So she toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046her mother-in-lawלַחֲמוֹתָ֗הּla.cha.mo.TahH2545with whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had workedעָשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376with whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I workedעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117is Boazבֹּֽעַז׃Bo.'azH1162.”
20Naomiנָעֳמִ֜יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֨אמֶרva.To.merH559to her daughter-in-lawלְכַלָּתָ֗הּle.kha.la.TahH3618, “May he be blessedבָּר֥וּךְba.RukhH1288of the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834has not withdrawnעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800his kindnessחַסְדּ֔וֹchas.DoH2617to the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416and to the deadהַמֵּתִ֑יםha.me.TimH4191.”Again Naomiנָעֳמִ֗יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “The manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376isour relativeקָר֥וֹבka.RovH7138, he is one of ourclosestH1350relativesH1350.”
21Then Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327the Moabitessהַמּוֹאֲבִיָּ֑הha.mo.'a.vi.YahH4125saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Furthermoreגַּ֣ם׀gamH1571,he saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘You should stayתִּדְבָּקִ֔יןtid.ba.KinH1692closeH1692to my servantsהַנְּעָרִ֤יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704H518they have finishedכִּלּ֔וּki.LuH3615allכָּל־kol-H3605my harvestהַקָּצִ֖ירha.ka.TzirH7105.’”
22Naomiנָעֳמִ֖יno.'o.MiH5281saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559to Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327her daughter-in-lawכַּלָּתָ֑הּka.la.TahH3618, “It is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896,my daughterבִּתִּ֗יbi.TiH1323,that you goתֵֽצְאִי֙te.tze.'IH3318out with his maidsנַ֣עֲרוֹתָ֔יוna.'a.ro.TavH5291,soוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808that othersdo not fallיִפְגְּעוּ־yif.ge.'u-H6293upon you in anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֥הbe.sa.DehH7704.”
23So she stayedH1692closeH1692by the maidsבְּנַעֲר֥וֹתbe.na.'a.RotH5291of Boazבֹּ֙עַז֙bo.'azH1162in order to gleanלְלַקֵּ֔טle.la.KetH3950untilעַד־'ad-H5704the endכְּל֥וֹתke.LotH3615of the barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֖יםha.se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִֽיר־ke.tzir-H7105and the wheatהַֽחִטִּ֑יםha.chi.TimH2406harvestוּקְצִ֣ירu.ke.TzirH7105.And she livedוַתֵּ֖שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427with her 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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