Ruth 3:10

And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Blessed	בְּרוּכָ֨ה be.ru.Khah	H1288	to kneel · verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular absolute
LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙ la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
daughter	בִּתִּ֔י bi.Ti	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix
shewed	הֵיטַ֛בְתְּ hei.Tavt	H3190	to be (causative) make well · verb, hiphil perfect, 2nd person feminine singular
kindness	חַסְדֵּ֥ךְ chas.Dekh	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
end	הָאַחֲר֖וֹן ha.'a.cha.Ron	H314	hinder · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
beginning	הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן ha.ri.Shon	H7223	first · definite article + ordinal number, masculine singular absolute
followedst	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
not	לְבִלְתִּי le.vil.ti-	H1115	properly · preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
men	הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים ha.Ba.chu.Rim	H970	properly · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
poor	דַּ֖ל dal	H1800	properly · adjective, masculine singular absolute
rich	עָשִֽׁיר 'a.Shir	H6223	rich · adjective, masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Ruth 2:20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Na…
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Ruth 1:8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return each to her mother’s house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with th…
Ruth 2:4 And, behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:6-13

Here is, I. Boaz's good management of his common affairs. It is probable, according to the common usage, 1. When his servants winnowed, he was with them, and had his eye upon them, to prevent, not their stealing any of his corn (he had no reason to fear that), but their waste of it through carelessness in the winnowing of it. Masters may sustain great losses by servants that are heedless, though they be honest, which is a reason why men should be diligent to know the state of their own flocks, and look well to them. 2. When he had more than ordinary work to be done, he treated his servants with extraordinary entertainments, and, for their encouragement, did eat and drink with them. It well b…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 3:9

I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman--She had already drawn part of the mantle over her; and she asked him now to do it, that the act might become his own. To spread a skirt over one is, in the East, a symbolical action denoting protection. To this day in many parts of the East, to say of anyone that he put his skirt over a woman, is synonymous with saying that he married her; and at all the marriages of the modern Jews and Hindus, one part of the ceremony is for the bridegroom to put a silken or cotton cloak around his bride.

Adam Clarke on Ruth 3:10

In the latter end than at the beginning - It is not easy to find out what Boaz means. Perhaps חסד chesed, which we translate kindness, means piety; as if he had said: Thou hast given great proof of thy piety in this latter instance, when thou hast avoided the young, and those of thy own age, to associate thyself with an elderly man, merely for the purpose of having the Divine injunction fulfilled, viz., that the brother, or next akin, might take the wife of the deceased, and raise a family to him who had died childless, that his name might not become extinct in Israel: this latter act is a greater proof of thy piety and sincerity than any thing that could be inferred from thy becoming a pros…

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The Church Fathers

He praised Ruth's deed and, moreover, he did not betray temperance, but he kept to the law of nuptial congress. "You show by your deed," he said, "that this was not done out of voluptuousness. In fact, you might have gone to those who are young and blooming, with only the intent of enjoying voluptuousness, but you went to the man who stands in place of a father to you." Twice indeed, he calls her daughter.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, QUESTIONS ON RUTH

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Dictionary and topics

Levirate Law — From Latin levir, “a husband’s brother,” the name of an ancient custom ordained by Moses, by which, when an Israelite died without issue, his surviving brother was required to marry the widow, so as…
Chastity · .Boaz — .Boaz
Continence · .Boaz — .Boaz
Courtship · .Women proposed marriage — .Women proposed marriage
Threshing · Floors for — Floors for
Widows · Laws respecting: When left childless, to be married by their husband’s nearest of kin — Laws respecting: When left childless, to be married by their husband’s nearest of kin

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ruth 3:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:6-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 3:9

Adam Clarke on Ruth 3:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ruth 3:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ruth 3:6-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ruth 3:9

Adam Clarke on Ruth 3:10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ruth 3:10

Keil & Delitzsch on Ruth 3:10-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ruth 3:10

Rashi on Ruth 3:10