Phrasing of Ruth 3:1-13
Ruth 3:1-13
Boaz commits himself to redeem Ruth.
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Published March 21st, 2019
3:1-13 (March 20/19)
3:1-13 (March 20/19)
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Ruth 3:1-13
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Then Naomi ... said
her mother- in- law
Explanation
to her,
Destination
“My daughter, should I not seek rest
Content #1
for you,
Advantage
that it may be well
Purpose
with you?
Reference
Is not Boaz our relative,
Content #2
with whose young women
Accompaniment
you were?
See, he is winnowing barley tonight
Content #3
at the threshing floor.
Locative
Wash therefore
Content #4a
and anoint yourself,
Content #4b
and put on your cloak
Content #4c
and go down
Content #4d
to the threshing floor,
but do not make yourself known
Negative
to the man
until he has finished eating
Temporal
and drinking.
But when he lies down,
observe the place
Content #5
where he lies.
Then go
Content #6a
and uncover his feet
Content #6b
and lie down,
Content #6c
and he will tell you
Result
what to do.”
Content
And she replied,
“All ... I will do.”
that you say
So she went down
to the threshing floor
and did
just as her mother- in- law had commanded her.
Standard
And when Boaz had eaten
and drunk,
and his heart was merry,
he went
to lie down
at the end
of the heap
Partitive
of grain.
Epexegetical
Then she came softly
and uncovered his feet
and lay down.
At midnight
the man was startled
and turned over,
and behold, a woman lay
at his feet!
He said,
“Who are you?”
And she answered,
“I am Ruth,
Content #1
your servant.
Spread your wings
Content #2
over your servant,
for you are a redeemer.”
Ground
And he said,
“May you be blessed
Content #1
by the Lord,
Agency
my daughter.
You have made this last kindness greater than the first
in that you have not gone after young men,
whether poor
Example
or rich.
And now, my daughter, do not fear.
Content #2
I will do ... all
for you
that you ask,
for all my fellow townsmen know
that you are a worthy woman.
And now it is true
Concessive
that I am a redeemer.
Yet there is a redeemer nearer than I.
Content #3
Remain tonight,
Content #4
and ... if he will redeem you,
Condition
in the morning,
good;
Content #5
let him do it.
But if he is not willing
to redeem you,
then, ... I will redeem you.
Content #6
as the Lord lives,
Manner
Lie down
Content #7
until the morning.”
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