Ruth
Ruth 3:9–10
9“Who are you?” he asked.
“I am your servant Ruth,” she replied. “Spread the corner of your garmenta over me, for you are a kinsman-redeemer.b”
10Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
Footnotes
- a 3:9 Or Spread your wing; the word for wing can also mean corner of a garment; see Ruth 2:12|RUT 2:12.
- b 3:9 The Hebrew word for kinsman-redeemer or guardian-redeemeris a legal term for the kinsman who redeems or vindicates a relative; similarly in verses 12 and 13; see Leviticus 25:25–55|LEV 25:25-55.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Ruth 3:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| are you | אָ֑תּ | ʾå̄t | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| he asked | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אָנֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| your servant | אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ | ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| Ruth | ר֣וּת | rūṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7327 Ruth |
| she replied | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Spread | וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ | ū·p̄ā·raś·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6566 spread out, spread |
| the corner of your garment | כְנָפֶ֙ךָ֙ | ḵə·nā·p̄e·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3671 wing, extremity |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| me | אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ | ’ă·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אָֽתָּה׃ | ’āt·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are a kinsman-redeemer | גֹאֵ֖ל | ḡō·’êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1350 redeem, act as kinsman |
Ruth 3:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| May the LORD | לַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| bless | בְּרוּכָ֨ה | bə·rū·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| you | אַ֤תְּ | ’at | Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| my daughter | בִּתִּ֔י | bit·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1323 daughter |
| You have shown | הֵיטַ֛בְתְּ | hê·ṭaḇt | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing |
| more kindness | חַסְדֵּ֥ךְ | ḥas·dêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| now | הָאַחֲר֖וֹן | hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H314 coming after |
| than | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| before | הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן | hā·ri·šō·wn | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7223 former, first, chief |
| because you have not | לְבִלְתִּי־ | lə·ḇil·tî- | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| run | לֶ֗כֶת | le·ḵeṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| after | אַחֲרֵי֙ | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the younger men | הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים | hab·ba·ḥū·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| whether | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| rich | עָשִֽׁיר׃ | ‘ā·šîr | Adjective - masculine singular | H6223 rich |
| or | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| poor | דַּ֖ל | dal | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H1800 low, weak, poor, thin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ruth 3:9 Ezekiel 16:8 · Ruth 2:20 · Ruth 3:12 · Ruth 2:10–13 · Luke 14:11 · 1 Samuel 25:41
Ruth 3:10 Ruth 2:20 · 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 · Ruth 2:4 · Ruth 1:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.