Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And he said: Blessed art thou of the Lord, my daughter, and thy latter kindness has surpassed the former: because thou hast not followed young men either poor or rich. Blessed Ruth 2:4,20 And behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the reapers: The Lord be with you. And they answered him: The Lord bless thee. . . . 1 Corinthians 13:4,5 Charity is patient, is kind: charity envieth not, dealeth not perversely, is not puffed up, . . . at the beginning Ruth 1:8 She said to them: Go ye home to your mothers, the Lord deal mercifully with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. Context Ruth Claims Boaz as Kinsman…9And he said to her: Who art thou ? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman. 10And he said: Blessed art thou of the Lord, my daughter, and thy latter kindness has surpassed the former: because thou hast not followed young men either poor or rich.11Fear not therefore, but whatsoever thou shalt say to me I will do to thee. For all the people that dwell within the gates of my city, know that thou art a virtuous woman.… Cross References Genesis 24:31 And said to him: Come in, thou blessed of the Lord; why standest thou without? I have prepared the house, and a place for the camels. Ruth 2:20 And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman. Ruth 3:9 And he said to her: Who art thou ? And she answered: I am Ruth, thy handmaid: spread thy coverlet over thy servant, for thou art a near kinsman. 1 Samuel 15:13 And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said to him: Blessed be thou of the Lord, I have fulfilled the word of the Lord. Lexicon Then [Boaz] said,וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “May the LORD לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3069: YHWH bless בְּרוּכָ֨ה (bə·rū·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse you, אַ֤תְּ (’at) Pronoun - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you my daughter. בִּתִּ֔י (bit·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter You have shown הֵיטַ֛בְתְּ (hê·ṭaḇt) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing more kindness חַסְדֵּ֥ךְ (ḥas·dêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty now הָאַחֲר֖וֹן (hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 314: Hinder, late, last, western than מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of before, הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן (hā·ri·šō·wn) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7223: First, in place, time, rank because you have not לְבִלְתִּי־ (lə·ḇil·tî-) Preposition-l Strong's Hebrew 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until run לֶ֗כֶת (le·ḵeṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk after אַחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part the younger men, הַבַּ֣חוּרִ֔ים (hab·ba·ḥū·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 970: Selected, a youth whether אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not rich עָשִֽׁיר׃ (‘ā·šîr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6223: Rich or וְאִם־ (wə·’im-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not poor. דַּ֖ל (dal) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1800: Dangling, weak, thin Additional Translations Then 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.And he said, Blessed be you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether poor or rich. And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter: thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. And Booz said, Blessed be thou of the Lord God, my daughter, for thou hast made thy latter kindness greater than the former, in that thou followest not after young men, whether any be poor or rich. And he said, Blessed be thou of Jehovah, my daughter! Thou hast shewn more kindness at the end than at the first, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou didst not follow young men, whether poor or rich. He said, "Blessed are you by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you didn't follow young men, whether poor or rich. And he saith, 'Blessed art thou of Jehovah, my daughter; thou hast dealt more kindly at the latter end than at the beginning -- not to go after the young men, either poor or rich. Jump to Previous Act Beginning Better Bless Blessed Blessing Daughter Dealt Earlier Either End Inasmuch Kind Kindness Latter Poor Rich Run Shewn Showed Shown Wealth Whether Young YoungerJump to Next Act Beginning Better Bless Blessed Blessing Daughter Dealt Earlier Either End Inasmuch Kind Kindness Latter Poor Rich Run Shewn Showed Shown Wealth Whether Young YoungerExternal Links Ruth 3:10 NIVRuth 3:10 NLT Ruth 3:10 ESV Ruth 3:10 NASB Ruth 3:10 ASV Ruth 3:10 Bible Apps Ruth 3:10 Biblia Paralela Ruth 3:10 Chinese Bible Ruth 3:10 French Bible Ruth 3:10 German Bible Alphabetical: after be better bless blessed by daughter earlier first going greater have he is kindness last LORD May men my not of or poor replied rich run said showed shown than that The Then This to whether which you young younger your OT History: Ruth 3:10 He said Blessed are you by Yahweh (Ru Rut.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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