New American Standard Bible 1995
Ruth 3:12-18
13Remainלִ֣ינִי׀Li.niH3885this nightהַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and when morningבַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerH1242comesוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518he willredeemיִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350you, goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896;let him redeemיִגְאָ֔לyig.'AlH1350you. But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he does not wishיַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.PotzH2654toredeemלְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.LekhH1350you, then I will redeemוּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.TikhH1350you,as the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416.Lieשִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.ViH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּֽקֶר׃ha.Bo.kerH1242.”
14So she layוַתִּשְׁכַּ֤בva.tish.KavH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלוֹתָיו֙mar.ge.la.tavH4772untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242and roseוַתָּ֕קָםva.Ta.komH6965beforeבְּטֶ֛רֶםbit.romH2962oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376could recognizeיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453;and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Let it not be knownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045that the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935to the threshingהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637floorH1637.”
15Again he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveהָ֠בִיHa.viH3051me the cloakהַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתha.mit.Pa.chatH4304that is on you and holdוְאֶֽחֳזִי־ve.'e.cho.zi-H270it.” So she heldוַתֹּ֣אחֶזva.To.chezH270it, and he measuredוַיָּ֤מָדvai.Ya.modH4058sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyשְׂעֹרִים֙se.'o.RimH8184and laidוַיָּ֣שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896it on her. Thenshe wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
16When she cameוַתָּבוֹא֙va.ta.Vo'H935to her mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתָ֔הּcha.mo.TahH2545,she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Howמִי־mi-H4310did it go, my daughterבִּתִּ֑יbi.TiH1323?”And she toldוַתַּ֨גֶּד־va.Ta.ged-H5046her allכָּל־kol-H3605that the manהָאִֽישׁ׃ha.'IshH376had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213for her.
17She saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428sixשֵׁשׁ־shesh-H8337measuresof barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִ֥יםha.se.'o.RimH8184he gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414to me, for he saidאָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י'a.Mar'a.Mar/ /'al./i'al.iH559, ‘Do not goתָּב֥וֹאִיta.Vo.'iH935to your mother-in-lawחֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃cha.mo.TekhH2545empty-handedרֵיקָ֖םrei.KamH7387.’”
18Then she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “Waitשְׁבִ֣יshe.ViH3427,my daughterבִתִּ֔יvi.TiH1323,untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704H834you knowתֵּֽדְעִ֔יןte.de.'InH3045howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349the matterH1697turnsיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307out; for the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376will not restיִשְׁקֹט֙yish.KotH8252untilאִם־'im-H3588H518he hassettledכִּלָּ֥הki.LahH3615it todayהַיּֽוֹם׃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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