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Selected Verse: Ruth 3:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ru 3:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And now is not Boaz [01162] of our kindred [04130], with whose maidens [05291] thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth [02219] barley [08184] to night [03915] in the threshingfloor [01637]. |
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King James |
And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
BY NAOMI'S INSTRUCTIONS, RUTH LIES AT BOAZ'S FEET, WHO ACKNOWLEDGES THE DUTY OF A KINSMAN. (Rut 3:1-13)
he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor--The winnowing process is performed by throwing up the grain, after being trodden down, against the wind with a shovel. The threshing-floor, which was commonly on the harvest-field, was carefully leveled with a large cylindric roller and consolidated with chalk, that weeds might not spring up, and that it might not chop with drought. The farmer usually remained all night in harvest-time on the threshing-floor, not only for the protection of his valuable grain, but for the winnowing. That operation was performed in the evening to catch the breezes which blow after the close of a hot day, and which continue for the most part of the night. This duty at so important a season the master undertakes himself; and, accordingly, in the simplicity of ancient manners, Boaz, a person of considerable wealth and high rank, laid himself down to sleep on the barn floor, at the end of the heap of barley he had been winnowing. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Behold, he winnoweth barley ... - The simple manners of Boaz and his times are here before us. This "mighty man of wealth" assists personally in the winnowing of his barley, which lies in a great heap on the floor Rut 3:15, and sleeps in the open threshing-floor to protect his grain from depredation.
Tonight - For the sake of the breeze which springs up at sunset, and greatly facilitates the "cleansing" (separation) of the grain tossed up across the wind. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Threshing - floor - Which was in a place covered at the top, but open elsewhere, whither Ruth might easily come. And this work of winnowing corn was usually ended with a feast. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He winnoweth barley tonight - It is very likely that the winnowing of grain was effected by taking up, in a broad thin vessel or sieve, a portion of the corn, and letting it down slowly in the wind; thus the grain would, by its own weight, fall in one place, while the chaff, etc., would be carried to a distance by the wind. It is said here that this was done at night; probably what was threshed out in the day was winnowed in the evening, when the sea breeze set in, which was common in Palestine; and as this took place in the evening only, that was the time in which they would naturally winnow their corn. |
1 Then Naomi [05281] her mother in law [02545] said [0559] unto her, My daughter [01323], shall I not seek [01245] rest [04494] for thee, that it may be well [03190] with thee?
2 And now is not Boaz [01162] of our kindred [04130], with whose maidens [05291] thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth [02219] barley [08184] to night [03915] in the threshingfloor [01637].
3 Wash [07364] thyself therefore, and anoint [05480] thee, and put [07760] thy raiment [08071] upon thee, and get thee down [03381] to the floor [01637]: but make not thyself known [03045] unto the man [0376], until he shall have done [03615] eating [0398] and drinking [08354].
4 And it shall be, when he lieth down [07901], that thou shalt mark [03045] the place [04725] where he shall lie [07901], and thou shalt go in [0935], and uncover [01540] his feet [04772], and lay thee down [07901]; and he will tell [05046] thee what thou shalt do [06213].
5 And she said [0559] unto her, All that thou sayest [0559] unto me I will do [06213].
6 And she went down [03381] unto the floor [01637], and did [06213] according to all that her mother in law [02545] bade [06680] her.
7 And when Boaz [01162] had eaten [0398] and drunk [08354], and his heart [03820] was merry [03190], he went [0935] to lie down [07901] at the end [07097] of the heap of corn [06194]: and she came [0935] softly [03909], and uncovered [01540] his feet [04772], and laid her down [07901].
8 And it came to pass at midnight [02677] [03915], that the man [0376] was afraid [02729], and turned [03943] himself: and, behold, a woman [0802] lay [07901] at his feet [04772].
9 And he said [0559], Who art thou? And she answered [0559], I am Ruth [07327] thine handmaid [0519]: spread [06566] therefore thy skirt [03671] over thine handmaid [0519]; for thou art a near kinsman [01350].
10 And he said [0559], Blessed [01288] be thou of the LORD [03068], my daughter [01323]: for thou hast shewed [03190] more kindness [02617] in the latter end [0314] than at the beginning [07223], inasmuch as thou followedst [03212] [0310] not [01115] young men [0970], whether poor [01800] or rich [06223].
11 And now, my daughter [01323], fear [03372] not; I will do [06213] to thee all that thou requirest [0559]: for all the city [08179] of my people [05971] doth know [03045] that thou art a virtuous [02428] woman [0802].
12 And now it is true [0551] that I am thy near kinsman [01350]: howbeit there is [03426] a kinsman [01350] nearer [07138] than I.
13 Tarry [03885] this night [03915], and it shall be in the morning [01242], that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman [01350], well [02896]; let him do the kinsman's part [01350]: but if he will [02654] not do the part of a kinsman [01350] to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman [01350] to thee, as the LORD [03068] liveth [02416]: lie down [07901] until the morning [01242].
15 Also he said [0559], Bring [03051] the vail [04304] that thou hast upon thee, and hold [0270] it. And when she held [0270] it, he measured [04058] six [08337] measures of barley [08184], and laid [07896] it on her: and she went [0935] into the city [05892].