INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

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Ruth 2:23

So Ruth stayed close
וַתִּדְבַּ֞ק (wat·tiḏ·baq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1692: To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit

to the servant girls
בְּנַעֲר֥וֹת (bə·na·‘ă·rō·wṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 5291: A girl, maiden

of Boaz
בֹּ֙עַז֙ (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

to glean
לְלַקֵּ֔ט (lə·laq·qêṭ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3950: To pick up, to gather, to glean

grain until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the barley
הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים (haś·śə·‘ō·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8184: Barley

and wheat
הַֽחִטִּ֑ים (ha·ḥiṭ·ṭîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 2406: Wheat

harvests
קְצִֽיר־ (qə·ṣîr-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb

were finished.
כְּל֥וֹת (kə·lō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

And she lived
וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב (wat·tê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

with
אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Preposition
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

her mother-in-law.
חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃ (ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2545: Husband's mother

• Thus Ruth stays with Boaz’s young servants till the end with the wheat harvest!
• And she keeps living with Naomi!

 

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Ruth 3:1

One day Ruth’s mother-in-law
חֲמוֹתָ֑הּ (ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2545: Husband's mother

Naomi
נָעֳמִ֣י (nā·‘o·mî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5281: Naomi -- mother-in-law of Ruth

said to her,
וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“My daughter,
בִּתִּ֞י (bit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

should I not
הֲלֹ֧א (hă·lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

seek
אֲבַקֶּשׁ־ (’ă·ḇaq·qeš-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

a place
מָנ֖וֹחַ (mā·nō·w·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4494: A resting place, state or condition of rest

for you,
לָ֛ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

that
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

it may be well
יִֽיטַב־ (yî·ṭaḇ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

with you?
לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

- Naomi wants to help Ruth seek a place for her!
- She wants her to get married!
- She will tell her what to do!

 

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Ruth 3:2

Now
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

is not
הֲלֹ֥א (hă·lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

Boaz,
בֹ֙עַז֙ (ḇō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

with whose
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

servant girls
נַעֲרוֹתָ֑יו (na·‘ă·rō·w·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5291: A girl, maiden

you have been [working],
הָיִ֖ית (hā·yîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

a relative of ours?
מֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּ (mō·ḏa‘·tā·nū)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 4130: Kindred, kinship

In fact,
הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

tonight
הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ (hal·lā·yə·lāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

he
ה֗וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is winnowing
זֹרֶ֛ה (zō·reh)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2219: To toss about, to diffuse, winnow

barley
הַשְּׂעֹרִ֖ים (haś·śə·‘ō·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8184: Barley

on the threshing floor.
גֹּ֥רֶן (gō·ren)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area

• Naomi tells Ruth where Boaz will be tonight!
• So she can find him!

 

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Ruth 3:3

Therefore wash yourself,
וְרָחַ֣צְתְּ ׀ (wə·rā·ḥaṣt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7364: To wash, wash off or away, bathe

put on perfume,
וָסַ֗כְתְּ (wā·saḵt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 5480: To pour (in anointing), anoint

and wear
וְשַׂ֧מְתְּ (wə·śamt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

your best clothes.
שִׂמְלֹתַ֛יִךְ (śim·lō·ṯa·yiḵ)
Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 8071: A dress, a mantle

Go down
וְיָרַ֣דְתְּ (wə·yā·raḏt)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

to the threshing floor,
הַגֹּ֑רֶן (hag·gō·ren)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area

but do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

let the man
לָאִ֔ישׁ (lā·’îš)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

know
תִּוָּדְעִ֣י (tiw·wā·ḏə·‘î)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

you are there until
עַ֥ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

he has finished
כַּלֹּת֖וֹ (kal·lō·ṯōw)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

eating
לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 398: To eat

and drinking.
וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת׃ (wə·liš·tō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

• Naomi tells Ruth to prepare herself!
• Then she must go where Boaz is!
• But she must let him finish eating and drinking!

 

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Ruth 3:4

When he lies down,
בְשָׁכְב֗וֹ (ḇə·šā·ḵə·ḇōw)
Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

note
וְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ (wə·yā·ḏa·‘at)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

the place
הַמָּקוֹם֙ (ham·mā·qō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition

where
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

he lies.
יִשְׁכַּב־ (yiš·kaḇ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

Then go in
וּבָ֛את (ū·ḇāṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and uncover
וְגִלִּ֥ית (wə·ḡil·lîṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

his feet,
מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו (mar·gə·lō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4772: A footpiece, at the foot, the foot

and lie down,
וְשָׁכָ֑בְתְּ (wə·šā·ḵā·ḇət)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

and he
וְהוּא֙ (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will explain
יַגִּ֣יד (yag·gîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

to you what
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you should do.”
תַּעַשִֽׂין׃‪‬‪‬ (ta·‘ă·śîn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun
Strong's 6213: To do, make

- When Boaz lies down, Ruth must uncover his feet and lie down!
- Then Boaz will tell her what to do!

 

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Ruth 3:5

“I will do
אֶֽעֱשֶֽׂה׃ (’e·‘ĕ·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

everything
כֹּ֛ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

you say,”
תֹּאמְרִ֥י (tō·mə·rî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

Ruth answered.
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

• - Then Ruth tells Naomi that she will do everything she has told her to do!

 

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Ruth 3:6

So she went down
וַתֵּ֖רֶד (wat·tê·reḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

to the threshing floor
הַגֹּ֑רֶן (hag·gō·ren)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area

and did
וַתַּ֕עַשׂ (wat·ta·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

everything
כְּכֹ֥ל (kə·ḵōl)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

her mother-in-law
חֲמוֹתָֽהּ׃ (ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2545: Husband's mother

had instructed her.
צִוַּ֖תָּה (ṣiw·wat·tāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

- Then Ruth does everything according to what Naomi told her!

 

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Ruth 3:7

After Boaz
בֹּ֤עַז (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

had finished eating
וַיֹּ֨אכַל (way·yō·ḵal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 398: To eat

and drinking
וַיֵּשְׁתְּ֙ (way·yê·šət)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8354: To imbibe

and was in good spirits,
וַיִּיטַ֣ב (way·yî·ṭaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

he went
וַיָּבֹ֕א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to lie down
לִשְׁכַּ֖ב (liš·kaḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7901: To lie down

at the end
בִּקְצֵ֣ה (biq·ṣêh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7097: End, extremity

of the heap of grain.
הָעֲרֵמָ֑ה (hā·‘ă·rê·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 6194: A heap, a sheaf

Then [Ruth] went in secretly,
וַתָּבֹ֣א (wat·tā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

uncovered
וַתְּגַ֥ל (wat·tə·ḡal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal

his feet,
מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו (mar·gə·lō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4772: A footpiece, at the foot, the foot

and lay down.
וַתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ (wat·tiš·kāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

• Everything occurs as Naomi told her!

 

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Ruth 3:8

At midnight,
בַּחֲצִ֣י (ba·ḥă·ṣî)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2677: The half, middle

Boaz
הָאִ֖ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

was startled,
וַיֶּחֱרַ֥ד (way·ye·ḥĕ·raḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2729: To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten

turned over,
וַיִּלָּפֵ֑ת (way·yil·lā·p̄êṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3943: To twist, turn, grasp with a twisting motion

and there
וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

lying
שֹׁכֶ֖בֶת (šō·ḵe·ḇeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

at his feet
מַרְגְּלֹתָֽיו׃ (mar·gə·lō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4772: A footpiece, at the foot, the foot

was a woman!
אִשָּׁ֔ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female


- When Boaz wakes up, he sees a woman lying at his feet!

 

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Ruth 3:9

“Who
מִי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

are you?”
אָ֑תּ‪‬ (’āt)
Pronoun - second person feminine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

he asked.
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“I [am]
אָנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

your servant
אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

Ruth,”
ר֣וּת (rūṯ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 7327: Ruth -- 'friendship', a Moabite ancestress of David

she replied.
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Spread
וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ (ū·p̄ā·raś·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6566: To break apart, disperse

the corner of your garment
כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ (ḵə·nā·p̄e·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

me,
אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ (’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

for
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אָֽתָּה׃ (’āt·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are a kinsman-redeemer.”
גֹאֵ֖ל (ḡō·’êl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

- Boaz asks her who she is!
- She answers that she is his servant Ruth!
- He tells her to spread the corner of her garment over him!
- The reason: she is a kinsman-redeemer!

• What is a kinsman-redeemer:

Male relative who, according to various laws found in the Pentateuch, had the privilege or responsibility to act for a relative who was in trouble, danger, or need of vindication.

 

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Ruth 3:10

Then [Boaz] said,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“May the LORD
לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3069: YHWH

bless
בְּרוּכָ֨ה (bə·rū·ḵāh)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

you,
אַ֤תְּ (’at)
Pronoun - second person feminine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

my daughter.
בִּתִּ֔י (bit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

You have shown
הֵיטַ֛בְתְּ (hê·ṭaḇt)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

more kindness
חַסְדֵּ֥ךְ (ḥas·dêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

now
הָאַחֲר֖וֹן (hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 314: Hinder, late, last, western

than
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

before,
הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7223: First, in place, time, rank

because you have not
לְבִלְתִּי־ (lə·ḇil·tî-)
Preposition-l
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

run
לֶ֗כֶת (le·ḵeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

after
אַחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

the younger men,
הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים (hab·ba·ḥū·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 970: Selected, a youth

whether
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

rich
עָשִֽׁיר׃ (‘ā·šîr)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 6223: Rich

or
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

poor.
דַּ֖ל (dal)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin


- Boaz speaks about Ruth’s kindness!
- Because she didn’t go after younger men, rich or poor!

 

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Ruth 3:11

And now
וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be afraid,
תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י (tî·rə·’î)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

my daughter.
בִּתִּי֙ (bit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

I will do
אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ (’e·‘ĕ·śeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

for you
לָּ֑ךְ (lāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

whatever
כֹּ֥ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

you request,
תֹּאמְרִ֖י (tō·mə·rî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

since
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my fellow townspeople
עַמִּ֔י (‘am·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

know
יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

that
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you
אָֽתְּ׃ (’āt)
Pronoun - second person feminine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

are a woman
אֵ֥שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

of noble character.
חַ֖יִל (ḥa·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

• Boaz wants to do to Ruth according to what she tells him because of her noble character!

 

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Ruth 3:12

Yes,
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

it is true
אָמְנָ֔ם (’ā·mə·nām)
Conjunction
Strong's 551: Verily, truly

that
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I [am]
אָנֹ֑כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

a kinsman-redeemer,
גֹאֵ֖ל (ḡō·’êl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

but
וְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

there is
יֵ֥שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

a redeemer
גֹּאֵ֖ל (gō·’êl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

nearer
קָר֥וֹב (qā·rō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7138: Near

than I.
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ (mim·men·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

- Boaz tells her that there is another redeemer who is nearer than him!

 

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Ruth 3:13

Stay here tonight,
לִ֣ינִי ׀ (lî·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 3885: To stop, to stay permanently, to be obstinate

and in the morning,
בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ (ḇab·bō·qer)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

he wants to redeem you,
יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְ (yiḡ·’ā·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

good.
טוֹב֙ (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

Let him redeem you.
יִגְאָ֔ל (yiḡ·’āl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

But if
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

he does not
לֹ֨א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

want
יַחְפֹּ֧ץ (yaḥ·pōṣ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire

to redeem you,
לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְ (lə·ḡā·’o·lêḵ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

as surely as the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

lives,
חַי־ (ḥay-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

I
אָנֹ֖כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

will.
וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְ (ū·ḡə·’al·tîḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

Now lie here
שִׁכְבִ֖י (šiḵ·ḇî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

morning.”
הַבֹּֽקֶר׃ (hab·bō·qer)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

- Boaz tells her that if the other man who can redeem her doesn’t do it, then he will do it!

 

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Ruth 3:14

So she lay down
וַתִּשְׁכַּ֤ב (wat·tiš·kaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

at his feet
מַרְגְּלוֹתָיוֹ֙‪‬‪‬‪‬‪‬ (mar·gə·lō·w·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4772: A footpiece, at the foot, the foot

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

morning,
הַבֹּ֔קֶר (hab·bō·qer)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1242: Dawn, morning

but she got up
וַתָּ֕קָם (wat·tā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

before
בְּטֶ֛רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem)
Preposition-b | Adverb
Strong's 2958: Not yet

anyone
אִ֖ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

else
רֵעֵ֑הוּ (rê·‘ê·hū)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow

could recognize her.
יַכִּ֥יר (yak·kîr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5234: To regard, recognize

Then Boaz said,
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Do not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

let it be known
יִוָּדַ֔ע (yiw·wā·ḏa‘)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

that
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

a woman
הָאִשָּׁ֖ה (hā·’iš·šāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

came
בָ֥אָה (ḇā·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to the threshing floor.”
הַגֹּֽרֶן׃ (hag·gō·ren)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1637: A threshing-floor, open area

• Boaz tells Ruth that nobody must know that she was with him the whole night!

 

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Ruth 3:15

And he told her,
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Bring
הָ֠בִי (hā·ḇî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come

the shawl
הַמִּטְפַּ֧חַת (ham·miṭ·pa·ḥaṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4304: A wide cloak

you are wearing
עָלַ֛יִךְ (‘ā·la·yiḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

and hold it out.”
וְאֶֽחֳזִי־ (wə·’e·ḥo·zî-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

When she [did so],
וַתֹּ֣אחֶז (wat·tō·ḥez)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

he shoveled
וַיָּ֤מָד (way·yā·māḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4058: To stretch, to measure, to be extended

six measures
שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

of barley
שְׂעֹרִים֙ (śə·‘ō·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8184: Barley

into her shawl.
עָלֶ֔יהָ (‘ā·le·hā)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Then he went
וַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

into the city.
הָעִֽיר׃ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

• Boaz measures six measures of barley into Ruth’s shawl!
• Then he goes into the city!

 

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Ruth 3:16

When Ruth returned
וַתָּבוֹא֙ (wat·tā·ḇō·w)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

her mother-in-law,
חֲמוֹתָ֔הּ (ḥă·mō·w·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2545: Husband's mother

Naomi asked her,
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“How did it go,
מִי־ (mî-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

my daughter?”
בִּתִּ֑י (bit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

Then Ruth told
וַתַּ֨גֶּד־ (wat·tag·geḏ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

her
לָ֔הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

that
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

[Boaz]
הָאִֽישׁ׃ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

had done
עָֽשָׂה־ (‘ā·śāh-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

for her.
לָ֖הּ (lāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

- Ruth tells Ruth what Boaz has done for her!

 

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Ruth 3:17

And she said,
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“He gave
נָ֣תַן (nā·ṯan)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

me these
הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

six
שֵׁשׁ־ (šêš-)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8337: Six (a cardinal number)

measures of barley,
הַשְּׂעֹרִ֥ים (haś·śə·‘ō·rîm)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 8184: Barley

for
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he said,
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

‘Do not
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 408: Not

go back
תָּב֥וֹאִי (tā·ḇō·w·’î)
Pd | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
אֵלַ֔י (’ê·lay)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

your mother-in-law
חֲמוֹתֵֽךְ׃ (ḥă·mō·w·ṯêḵ)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's 2545: Husband's mother

empty-handed.’”
רֵיקָ֖ם (rê·qām)
Adverb
Strong's 7387: Emptily, ineffectually, undeservedly


- Ruth goes back to Naomi and she tells her about the barley that Boaz gave her!

 

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Ruth 3:18

“Wait,
שְׁבִ֣י (šə·ḇî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

my daughter,”
בִתִּ֔י (ḇit·tî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1323: A daughter

said Naomi,
וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“until
עַ֚ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

you find out
תֵּֽדְעִ֔ין (tê·ḏə·‘în)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | Paragogic nun
Strong's 3045: To know

how
אֵ֖יךְ (’êḵ)
Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

things
דָּבָ֑ר (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

go,
יִפֹּ֣ל (yip·pōl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

for
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he
הָאִ֔ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

will not
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

rest
יִשְׁקֹט֙ (yiš·qōṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8252: To be quiet or undisturbed

unless
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he has resolved
כִּלָּ֥ה (kil·lāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

the matter
הַדָּבָ֖ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

today.”
הַיּֽוֹם׃ (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

• Naomi tells Ruth to wait for Boaz to solve the matter!

 

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Ruth 4:1

Meanwhile Boaz
וּבֹ֨עַז (ū·ḇō·‘az)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

went
עָלָ֣ה (‘ā·lāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to the gate
הַשַּׁעַר֮ (haš·ša·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

and sat down
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (way·yê·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there.
שָׁם֒ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

Soon
וְהִנֵּ֨ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

the kinsman-redeemer
הַגֹּאֵ֤ל (hag·gō·’êl)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1350: To redeem, act as kinsman

of whom [he]
בֹּ֔עַז (bō·‘az)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1162: Boaz -- 'quickness', an ancestor of David, also a pillar before the temple

had spoken
דִּבֶּר־ (dib·ber-)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

came along,
עֹבֵר֙ (‘ō·ḇêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

and Boaz said,
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Come over
ס֥וּרָה (sū·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

here,
פֹּ֖ה (pōh)
Adverb
Strong's 6311: This place, here

my friend,
פְּלֹנִ֣י (pə·lō·nî)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6423: Such a, one, a specified peccrson

and sit down.”
שְׁבָה־ (šə·ḇāh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

So he went over
וַיָּ֖סַר (way·yā·sar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

and sat down.
וַיֵּשֵֽׁב׃ (way·yê·šêḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

- Boaz speaks with the redeemer!