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Ruth 3:18
18Then Naomi said, “Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today.”
Ruth 3:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
- English Standard Version (ESV)She replied, "Wait, my daughter, until you learn how the matter turns out, for the man will not rest but will settle the matter today."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then she said, “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Naomi said to her, “Just be patient, my daughter, until we hear what happens. The man won’t rest until he has settled things today.”
Context of Ruth 3:18
16When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then she told her everything Boaz had done for her 17and added, “He gave me these six measures of barley, saying, ‘Don’t go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’ ” Then Naomi said, “Wait, my daughter, until you find out what happens. For the man will not rest until the matter is settled today.”
Read all of Ruth 3Ruth 3:18 word by word
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שְׁבִ֣י בִתִּ֔י עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּֽדְעִ֔ין אֵ֖יךְ יִפֹּ֣ל דָּבָ֑ר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יִשְׁקֹט֙ הָאִ֔ישׁ כִּֽי־אִם־כִּלָּ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- she, Sit stillיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- my daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
- until thou knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- how the matterדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- will fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- for the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- will not be in restשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
- until[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
- he have finishedכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: finishH3615
- this dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
Cross-references for Ruth 3:18
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
- Isaiah 28:16So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.
- Isaiah 30:7to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless. Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing.
Commentaries on Ruth 3:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Until thou know how the matter will fall - That is, whether he who is nearer of kin than Boaz will take thee to wife; do not return again till this thing is determined. Boaz lost no time to bring this to an issue, as we shall see in the following chapter, Ruth 4 (note).Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-18Verses 14-18 Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Is 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our nature upon him. He has the…Read the comment
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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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