Ruth 3 HCSB

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valign="top">Holman Christian Standard Bible </td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/hcs/esv/ruth/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Ruth’s Appeal to Boaz</p><p class="noind"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-1.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">1</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs">Ruth’s</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2545.htm" title="חָמֹות ncfsc 2545"> mother-in-law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5281.htm" title="נָעֳמִי np 5281"> Naomi</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfsc 1323"> daughter</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">shouldn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1245.htm" title="בקשׁ vpi1cs 1245"> I find</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4494.htm" title="מָנֹוחַ_1 ncmsa 4494"> security</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834">so that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg"> will be taken care of?</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6258.htm" title="עַתָּה Pd 6258">Now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> isn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1162.htm" title="בֹּעַז_1 np 1162"> Boaz</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵנוּ psn1cp"> our</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4130.htm" title="מֹדַעַת ncfsc 4130"> relative</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הֲ Pg">?</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 25:5-10">a</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp2fs 1961"> Haven’t you been</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> working with</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5291.htm" title="נַעֲרָה_1 ncfpc 5291"> female servants</a>? <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">This</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"> evening</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2219.htm" title="זרה_1 vqPmsa 2219"> will be winnowing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8184.htm" title="שְׂעֹרָה ncfpa 8184"> barley</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1637.htm" title="גֹּרֶן ncfsc 1637"> on the threshing floor</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7364.htm" title="רחץ vqp2fs{2} 7364">Wash</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5480.htm" title="סוך_2 vqp2fs{2} 5480">put on perfumed oil</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7760.htm" title="שׂים vqp2fs{2} 7760"> wear</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8071.htm" title="שִׂמְלָה ncfpc 8071"> best clothes</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vqp2fs 3381">Go down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1637.htm" title="גֹּרֶן ncfsa 1637"> threshing floor</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">but don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> let the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vni2fs{1}Jm 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> you are there until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3615.htm" title="כלה vpc 3615"> has finished</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqc 398"> eating</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8354.htm" title="שׁתה vqc 8354"> drinking</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psv3ms"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqc 7901"> lies down</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp2fs{2} 3045">notice</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4725.htm" title="מָקֹום ncmsa 4725"> place</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> where</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqi3ms 7901"> he’s lying</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqp2fs{2} 935">go in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1540.htm" title="גלה vpp2fs{2} 1540"> uncover</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4772.htm" title="מַרְגְּלֹות ncfpc 4772"> feet</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqp2fs{2} 7901"> lie down</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1931.htm" title="הוּא pi3ms 1931"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5046.htm" title="נגד vhi3ms 5046"> will explain</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"> what</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi2fs 6213"> you should do</a>.”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559"> Ruth said</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi1cs 6213">I will do</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"> everything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqi2fs 559"> you say</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Alt Hb tradition reads say to me">b</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3381.htm" title="ירד vqw3fs 3381">She went down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1637.htm" title="גֹּרֶן ncfsa 1637"> threshing floor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqw3fsXa 6213"> did</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"> everything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2545.htm" title="חָמֹות ncfsc 2545"> mother-in-law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6680.htm" title="צוה vpp3fs 6680"> had instructed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fs"> her</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">After</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1162.htm" title="בֹּעַז_1 np 1162"> Boaz</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/398.htm" title="אכל vqw3ms 398"> ate</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8354.htm" title="שׁתה vqw3msXa 8354">drank</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3190.htm" title="יטב vqw3ms 3190"> was in good spirits</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"></a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit and his heart was glad">c</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw3msXa 935"> he went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqc 7901"> lie down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> at</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7097.htm" title="קָצֶה ncmsc 7097"> the end</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> of the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6194.htm" title="עֲרֵמָה ncfpa 6194"> pile of barley</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw3fsXa 935"> she went in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> secretly</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3909.htm" title="לָט ncmsa 3909"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1540.htm" title="גלה vpw3fsXa 1540">uncovered</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4772.htm" title="מַרְגְּלֹות ncfpc 4772"> feet</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqw3fs 7901"> lay down</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp">At</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2677.htm" title="חֲצִי ncmsc 2677"> midnight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa">Boaz</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2729.htm" title="חרד vqw3ms 2729"> was startled</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3943.htm" title="לפת vnw3ms 3943">turned over</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2009.htm" title="הִנֵּה Pi 2009"> there</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqPfsa 7901"> lying</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> at his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4772.htm" title="מַרְגְּלֹות ncfpc 4772"> feet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"> was a woman</a>! <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-9.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">9</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> he asked</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310">Who</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתְּ pi2fs 859"> are you</a>? ”</p><p class="reg">“<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/595.htm" title="אָנֹכִי pi1cs 595">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7327.htm" title="רוּת np 7327"> am Ruth</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/519.htm" title="אָמָה ncfsc 519"> slave</a>,” <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559">she replied</a>. “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6566.htm" title="פרשׂ vqp2ms{2} 6566">Spread</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3671.htm" title="כָּנָף ncfsc 3671"> cloak</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Or Spread the edge of your garment; lit Spread the wing of your garment; Ru 2:12">d</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> over</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/519.htm" title="אָמָה ncfsc 519"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"></a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ezk 16:8">e</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqPmsa 1350"> are a <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>family redeemer</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ru 2:12">f</a></p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-10.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">10</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> he said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068">May the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1288.htm" title="ברך_2 vqsfsa 1288"> bless</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתְּ pi2fs 859"> you</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ru 2:20">g</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfsc 1323"> daughter</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3190.htm" title="יטב vhp2fs 3190">You have shown</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2617.htm" title="חֶסֶד_2 ncmsc 2617"> more kindness</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/314.htm" title="אַחֲרֹון amsa 314"> now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7223.htm" title="רִאשֹׁון amsa 7223"> before</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit kindness at the last than at the first">h</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1115.htm" title="בִּלְתִּי Pp 1115"> you have not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vqc 1980"> pursued</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/310.htm" title="אַחַר Pp 310"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/970.htm" title="בָּחוּר ncmpa 970"> younger men</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">whether</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6223.htm" title="עָשִׁיר amsa 6223"> rich</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1800.htm" title="דַּל_2 amsc 1800"> poor</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-11.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">11</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6258.htm" title="עַתָּה Pd 6258">Now</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408"> don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3372.htm" title="ירא_1 vqi2fs{1}Jm 3372"> be afraid</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfsc 1323"> daughter</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqi1cs 6213">I will do</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsa 3605"> whatever</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqi2fs 559"> you say</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Some Hb mss, Orig, Syr, Tg, Vg read say to me">i</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> since</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5971.htm" title="עַם ncmsc 5971"> the people</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> in my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8179.htm" title="שַׁעַר_1 ncmsc 8179"> town</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit all the gate of my people">j</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqPmsa 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתְּ pi2fs 859"> you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsc 802"> are a woman</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2428.htm" title="חַיִל ncmsa 2428"> of noble character</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ru 2:1; Pr 12:4; 31:10">k</a> <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-12.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">12</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">Yes</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/551.htm" title="אָמְנָם Pc 551">it is true</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/595.htm" title="אָנֹכִי pi1cs 595"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqPmsa 1350"> am a family redeemer</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1571.htm" title="גַּם Pc 1571">but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3426.htm" title="יֵשׁ Pd 3426"> there is</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqPmsa 1350"> a redeemer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7138.htm" title="קָרֹוב_1 amsa 7138"> closer</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> than</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> I</a> am. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-13.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">13</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3885.htm" title="לין vqvfs 3885">Stay</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> here tonight</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3915.htm" title="לַיְלָה ncmsa 3915"></a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1242.htm" title="בֹּקֶר_2 ncmsa 1242"> morning</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518">if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqi3ms 1350"> he wants to redeem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psv2fs"> you</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2896.htm" title="טֹוב_1 amsa 2896">that’s good</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 25:5; Ru 4:5">l</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqi3ms{1}Jm 1350"> Let him redeem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> you. But</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"> if</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> he doesn’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2654.htm" title="חפץ_1 vqi3ms 2654"> want</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqc 1350"> redeem</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psv2fs"> you</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068">as the <span class="divineName">LORD</span></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2416.htm" title="חַי_1 ncmsa 2416"> lives</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jdg 8:19; 1Sm 14:39,45; 19:6; 2Sm 4:9; 12:5; 2Kg 2:2,6">m</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/595.htm" title="אָנֹכִי pi1cs 595"> I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1350.htm" title="גאל_1 vqp1cs{2} 1350"> will</a>. <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqvfs 7901">Now lie down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1242.htm" title="בֹּקֶר_2 ncmsa 1242"> morning</a>.”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-14.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">14</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">So</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7901.htm" title="שׁכב vqw3fs 7901"> she lay down</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> at his</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4772.htm" title="מַרְגְּלֹות ncfpc 4772"> feet</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1242.htm" title="בֹּקֶר_2 ncmsa 1242"> morning</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> but</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqw3fs 6965"> got up</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> while it was still dark</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2962.htm" title="טֶרֶם Pd 2962"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5234.htm" title="נכר vhi3ms 5234"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/853.htm" title="אֵת_1 Po 853"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7453.htm" title="רֵעַ_2 ncmsc 7453"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"></a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit up before a man could recognize his companion">n</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> Boaz said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vni3ms{1}Jm 3045"> let it be known</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> that</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> a</a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="LXX; MT reads the">o</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/802.htm" title="אִשָּׁה ncfsa 802"> woman</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqp3fs 935"> came</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> to the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1637.htm" title="גֹּרֶן ncfsa 1637"> threshing floor</a>.” <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-15.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">15</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">And</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3ms 559"> he told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3051.htm" title="יהב vqvfs 3051"> Ruth, “Bring</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4304.htm" title="מִטְפַּחַת ncfsa 4304"> shawl</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> you’re</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> wearing</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> hold it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/270.htm" title="אחז_1 vqvfs 270"> out</a>.” <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">When</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> she held it</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/270.htm" title="אחז_1 vqw3fs 270"> out</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4058.htm" title="מדד vqw3ms 4058">he shoveled</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7896.htm" title="שׁית vqw3msXa 7896"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8337.htm" title="שֵׁשׁ_1 ucfsc 8337"> six</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8184.htm" title="שְׂעֹרָה ncfpa 8184"> measures of barley</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5921.htm" title="עַל_2 Pp 5921"> into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her shawl</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> she<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Some Hb mss, Aram, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read he">p</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw3msXa 935"> went into</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5892.htm" title="עִיר_1 ncfsa 5892"> town</a>.</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-16.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">16</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqw3fsXa 935">She went</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2545.htm" title="חָמֹות ncfsc 2545"> mother-in-law</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559">Naomi, who asked</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4310.htm" title="מִי pii 4310"> her, “How did it go</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתְּ pi2fs 859"></a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Lit Who are you">q</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfsc 1323"> daughter</a>? ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">Then</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5046.htm" title="נגד vhw3fsXa 5046"> Ruth told</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> everything</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> man</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6213.htm" title="עשׂה_1 vqp3ms 6213"> had done</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psn3fs"> her</a>. <a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-17.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">17</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559">She said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqp3ms 5414">He gave</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/428.htm" title="אֵלֶּה abp 428"> these</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8337.htm" title="שֵׁשׁ_1 ucfsc 8337"> six</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8184.htm" title="שְׂעֹרָה ncfpa 8184"> measures of barley</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">because</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp3ms 559"> he said</a>,<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Alt Hb tradition, LXX, Syr, Tg read said to me">r</a> ‘<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/408.htm" title="אַל Pd 408">Don’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/935.htm" title="בוא vqi2fsXa{1}Jm 935"> go back</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/413.htm" title="אֶל Pp 413"> to</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ֵכְ psn2fs"> your</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2545.htm" title="חָמֹות ncfsc 2545"> mother-in-law</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7387.htm" title="רֵיקָם Pd 7387"> empty-handed</a>.’ ”</p><p class="reg"><a href="http://biblehub.com/ruth/3-18.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">18</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqw3fs 559">Naomi said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfsc 1323"> daughter</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqvfs 3427">wait</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704"> until</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/834.htm" title="אֲשֶׁר Pr 834"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqi2fs 3045"> you find out</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/349.htm" title="אֵיךְ Pi 349"> how</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsa 1697"> things</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5307.htm" title="נפל vqi3ms 5307"> go</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> he</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808"> won’t</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8252.htm" title="שׁקט vqi3ms 8252"> rest</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588"> unless</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/518.htm" title="אִם Pc 518"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3615.htm" title="כלה vpp3ms 3615"> he resolves</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> this</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1697.htm" title="דָּבָר ncmsa 1697"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> today</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3117.htm" title="יֹום_1 ncmsa 3117"></a>.”</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:2</b> Dt 25:5-10</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:5</b> Alt Hb tradition reads <i>say to me</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:7</b> Lit <i>and his heart was glad</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Or <i>Spread the edge of your garment</i> ; lit <i>Spread the wing of your garment</i> ; Ru 2:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Ezk 16:8</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:9</b> Ru 2:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:10</b> Ru 2:20</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:10</b> Lit <i>kindness at the last than at the first</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Some Hb mss, Orig, Syr, Tg, Vg read <i>say to me</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Lit <i>all the gate of my people</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:11</b> Ru 2:1; Pr 12:4; 31:10</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:13</b> Dt 25:5; Ru 4:5</span><br /><span class="ftn">m. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:13</b> Jdg 8:19; 1Sm 14:39,45; 19:6; 2Sm 4:9; 12:5; 2Kg 2:2,6</span><br /><span class="ftn">n. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:14</b> Lit <i>up before a man could recognize his companion</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">o. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:14</b> LXX; MT reads <i>the</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">p. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:15</b> Some Hb mss, Aram, Syr, Vg; other Hb mss read <i>he</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">q. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:16</b> Lit <i>Who are you</i></span><br /><span class="ftn">r. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>3:17</b> Alt Hb tradition, LXX, Syr, Tg read <i>said to me</i></span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible 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