Ruth 3
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
2And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
3Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
4And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do.
5And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I will do.
6And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother in law bade her.
7And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
8And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.
9And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.
10And 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.
11And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know that thou art a virtuous woman.
12And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.
13Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.
14And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
15Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
16And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
17And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.
18Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- אָמַרʼâmarH55913× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH83410× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- כִּיkîyH35889× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- שָׁכַבshâkabH79018× in this chapter
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
- גָּאַלgâʼalH13507× in this chapter
to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
- בּוֹאbôwʼH9357× in this chapter
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- בַּתbathH13235× in this chapter
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
- יָדַעyâdaʻH30455× in this chapter
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
- כֹּלkôlH36055× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- אִישׁʼîyshH3765× in this chapter
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- אִםʼimH5185× in this chapter
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
- עָשָׂהʻâsâhH62135× in this chapter
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
- אֵתʼêthH8535× in this chapter
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
- אַתָּהʼattâhH8595× in this chapter
thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
- גֹּרֶןgôrenH16374× in this chapter
a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area
- הָיָהhâyâhH19614× in this chapter
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- חֲמוֹתchămôwthH25454× in this chapter
a mother-in-law
- לֹאlôʼH38084× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- אַלʼalH4084× in this chapter
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
- מַרְגְלָהmargᵉlâhH47724× in this chapter
(plural for collective) a footpiece, i.e. (adverbially) at the foot, or (direct.) the foot itself
- עַדʻadH57044× in this chapter
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
- עַלʻalH59214× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- בֹּקֶרbôqerH12423× in this chapter
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
- יָטַבyâṭabH31903× in this chapter
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
- לַיִלlayilH39153× in this chapter
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
- אֵלʼêlH4133× in this chapter
near, with or among; often in general, to
- אָנֹכִיʼânôkîyH5953× in this chapter
I
- עַתָּהʻattâhH62583× in this chapter
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
- אִשָּׁהʼishshâhH8023× in this chapter
a woman
- שְׂעֹרָהsᵉʻôrâhH81843× in this chapter
barley (as villose)
- בֹּעַזBôʻazH11622× in this chapter
Boaz, the ancestor of David; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple
- גָּלָהgâlâhH15402× in this chapter
to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
- דָּבָרdâbârH16972× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- הוּאhûwʼH19312× in this chapter
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
- הִנֵּהhinnêhH20092× in this chapter
lo!
- אָחַזʼâchazH2702× in this chapter
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30682× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- יָרַדyâradH33812× in this chapter
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
- כָּלָהkâlâhH36152× in this chapter
to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)
- אָכַלʼâkalH3982× in this chapter
to eat (literally or figuratively)