Ruth 3:12
What meaning of the ruth 3:12 in the Bible?
What does Ruth 3:12 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I."
What does Ruth 3:12 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And now it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I."
Verse Ruth 3:12. _THERE IS A KINSMAN NEARER THAN I._] It is very likely that Naomi was not acquainted with this circumstance. Some have supposed that there was a _brother_ of Elimelech remaining, who...
By “kinsman,” understand the גאל _gā'al_ (Ruth 2:20 note)....
CHAPTER 3 AT THE FEET OF BOAZ _ 1. Naomi instructs Ruth (Ruth 3:1)_ 2. At his feet (Ruth 3:6) 3. The discovery (Ruth 3:8) 4. The six measures of barley (Ruth 3:14) 5. He will not rest until he ha...
RUTH 3. BOAZ AS A GOË L. Elimelech and his two sons were dead. Would any member of the family have enough right and proper feeling to save his name from extinction? The nearest relative was in this ca...
_there is a kinsman nearer than I_ with a better right to do the kinsman's part. Boaz displays a nice sense of honour, and a desire to adhere strictly to the rules of social usage....
HOWBEIT THERE IS A KINSMAN NEARER THAN I— He does not reject her petition; but, actuated by a strict regard to the law of Moses, informs her, that he could not properly take her to wife, as there was...
_Ruth Speaks to Boaz Ruth 3:6-13_ 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to...
_AND 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._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE APPEAL TO BOAZ 1. Marriages are always arranged by the parents in Eastern lands; here, of course, the mother-in-law must intervene. 2-7. Grain is winnowed in the evening, to avoid the heat of the...
THERE IS A *REDEEMER BOOK OF RUTH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are notes on the Bible text. CHAPTER 3 V1 Naomi, Ruth’s husband’s mother, said to her, ‘My daughter, I am looking for a hom...
וְ עַתָּה֙ כִּ֣י אָמְנָ֔ם _כִּ֥י_† גֹאֵ֖ל אָנֹ֑כִי וְ גַ֛ם יֵ֥שׁ גֹּאֵ֖ל קָרֹ֥וב מִמֶּֽנִּי׃...
THE HAZARDOUS PLAN Ruth 3:1 HOPE came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her story of the rich man's hearty greeting. God was remembering His handmaiden; He had not shut up His...
THE PART OF A KINSMAN Ruth 3:1 According to the old Hebrew law, Ruth was already married to Boaz, on the supposition that he was next of kin. Naomi apparently had no knowledge of a nearer kinsman tha...
Necessarily, gleaning as a means of livelihood can last only through harvest time. Consequently, Naomi was anxious about the future, especially Ruth's future. As the outcome of this anxiety we have t...
_Than I. The Jews think that he was brother of Elimelech, while Booz was only his nephew. But they might be in the same degree; the other being only older. (Calmet)_...
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich. (11)...
FROM: LECTURES INTRODUCTORY TO THE EARLIER HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. W. Kelly. That the book of Ruth stands most fitly in the place where it is actually found must have been felt by the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The Book of Ruth tells us also of the days of the judges, when there was no king in Israel; but it shews us the fair side of those days, in the...
AND NOW IT IS TRUE, THAT I AM THY NEAR KINSMAN,.... Her husband and he being brothers' sons, so own cousins: HOWBEIT, THERE IS A KINSMAN NEARER THAN I, who was, the Jews say w, the brother of her hus...
_And now it is true that I [am thy] near kinsman: howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I._ Ver. 12. _And now it is true._] He easily yieldeth to the truth of her allegation, as being φιλαληθης, a l...
_And now, my daughter, fear not_ No words can more evidently express any thing than this and the following verse do, that Ruth did nothing immodest. _Howbeit, there is a kinsman nearer than I_ He does...
1 By Naomi her instruction, 5 Ruth lieth at Boaz his feete. 8 Boaz acknowledgeth the right of a kinseman. 14 He sendeth her away with sixe measures of barley. 1 THEN Naomi her mother in law said v...
BOAZ PROMISES FAVORABLE ACTION...
RUTH CLAIMING THE PROTECTION OFBOAZ (vv. 1-18) The time had now come for Naomi to give pertinent advice to Ruth.She seeks security (or "rest") for her daughter-in-law, reminding her that Boaz is th...
6-13 What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in another age or another nation. Being a judge of Israel, Boaz would tell Ruth what she should do; also whether he had the right of...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Ruth 3:12 true H551 relative H1350 (H8802) is H3426 relative H1350 (H8802) closer H7138 there is - Ruth 4:1; Matthew 7:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:6...
“ And now it is true that I am a near kinsman. However, there is a kinsman nearer than I.” Boaz, however, now drew attention to a problem There was a nearer kinsman than himself. In view of the fact...
RUTH 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more than...
CONTENTS: Ruth rests at the feet of Boaz. CHARACTERS: God, Ruth, Boaz, Naomi. CONCLUSION: The married state should be a state of rest, when wandering affections are fixed in one who is fit, both tem...
Ruth 3:3. _Anoint thee._ Oil was used on many occasions because it gave a lustre to the countenance. Psalms 104:15; Matthew 6:10. Ruth 3:4. _Mark the place._ The Hebrews were what we now call gentlem...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:1 Scene 3: Ruth, at the Threshing Floor, Asks Boaz to Marry Her. This is the second crucial encounter between Ruth and Boaz. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 3:7. AND WHEN BOAZ. Illustrates the simplicity of ancient patriarchal times and manners (_Lange_). The owners of the crops came every night and slept upon their th...
EXPOSITION RUTH 3:1 AND NAOMI, HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, SAID TO HER, MY DAUGHTER, SHALL NOT I SEEK OUT FOR THEE A REST, THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH THEE? When Ruth had nothing more to do on the harvest-fields...
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now is not Boaz of our family, with whose maidens you have been working? Beh...
1 Thessalonians 4:6; Matthew 7:12; Ruth 4:1...