New American Standard Bible 2020
Ruth 3:8-15
8And it happenedוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961in the middleבַּחֲצִ֣יba.cha.TziH2677of the nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915that the manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376was startledוַיֶּחֱרַ֥דvai.ye.che.RadH2729andbentH3943forwardH3943;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802was lyingשֹׁכֶ֖בֶתsho.Khe.vetH7901at his feetמַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃mar.ge.lo.TavH4772.
9So he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִי־mi-H4310are you?” And she answeredוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “I am Ruthר֣וּתrutH7327your slaveאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519.Now spreadוּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤u.fa.ras.TaH6566your garmentכְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙khe.na.Fe.khaH3671overעַל־'al-H5921your slaveאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519,for you are a redeemerגֹאֵ֖לgo.'ElH1350.”
10Then he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May you be blessedבְּרוּכָ֨הbe.ru.KhahH1288of the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,my daughterבִּתִּ֔יbi.TiH1323.You have shownH3190your lastהָאַחֲר֖וֹןha.'a.cha.RonH314kindnessחַסְדֵּ֥ךְchas.DekhH2617to be betterH3190thanמִן־min-H4480the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223,by not goingלֶ֗כֶתLe.khetH1980afterאַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310youngהַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔יםha.Ba.chu.RimH970menH970,whetherאִם־'im-H518poorדַּ֖לdalH1800orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518richעָשִֽׁיר׃'a.ShirH6223.
11So nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,my daughterבִּתִּי֙bi.TiH1323,do not fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372.I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־'e.'e.seh-H6213for you whateverכֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־kol 'a.Sher-H3605H834you sayתֹּאמְרִ֖יtom.RiH559,for allכָּל־kol-H3605my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971in the cityשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yo.De.a'H3045that you area womanאֵ֥שֶׁת'E.shetH802of excellenceחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.
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.kerH1242,and gotH6965upH6965beforeבְּטֶ֛רֶםbit.romH2962oneH376personH376could recognizeיַכִּ֥ירya.KirH5234anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453;and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Do not let it be knownיִוָּדַ֔עyi.va.Da'H3045that the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802cameבָ֥אָהVa.'ahH935to the threshingהַגֹּֽרֶן׃ha.Go.renH1637floorH1637.”
15Again he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Giveהָ֠בִיHa.viH3051me the shawlהַמִּטְפַּ֧חַתha.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.
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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