Ruth 3 Cross References - Rotherham

¹ Then Naomi her mother–in–law said to her,––My daughter! shall I not seek for thee a place of rest, in which it may be well with thee? ² Now, therefore, is not, Boaz, of our kindred, with whose maidens thou hast been? Lo! he is winnowing the barley threshing–floor, to–night! ³ Thou wilt, therefore, bathe thee, and anoint thee, and put thine apparel upon thee, and go down to the threshing–floor,––do not make thyself known to the man, until he have done eating and drinking. ⁴ And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he doth lie, and shalt go in and turn aside the covering of his feet, and lay thee down,––and, he, will tell thee what thou shalt do. ⁵ And she said unto her,––All that thou sayest, will I do.
⁶ So she went down to the threshing–floor,––and did according to all that her mother–in–law had commanded her. ⁷ And, when Boaz had eaten, and drunk, and his heart was glad, he went in to lie down at the end of the heap of corn. Then came she in softly, and turned aside the covering of his feet, and laid her down. ⁸ And it came to pass, in the middle of the night, that the man started up, and turned,––and lo! a woman, lying at his feet. ⁹ And he said, Who art, thou? And she said, I, am Ruth, thy handmaid, spread, therefore, thy wing over thy handmaid, for, a kinsman, thou art. ¹⁰ And he said––Blessed, be thou of Yahweh, my daughter, for thou hast made thy last lovingkindness better than the first,––in not following after young men, whether poor, or rich. ¹¹ Now, therefore, my daughter, do not fear, whatsoever thou shalt say, I will do for thee,––for all the gate of my people doth know, that, a virtuous woman, thou art. ¹² And, now, although it is true that, a kinsman, am I, yet is there a kinsman nearer than I. ¹³ Tarry the night, and it shall be, in the morning, if he will act as kinsman to thee, well, let him so act, but, if he inclineth not to act as kinsman to thee, then will, I, so act to thee––by the life of Yahweh,––Lie still, until the morning.
¹⁴ So she lay at his feet, until the morning, and rose up before one could know his neighbour. And he said––Do not let it be known that a woman came into the threshing–floor. ¹⁵ And he said––Bring the cloak that is upon thee, and hold it. So she held it,––and he measured six measures of barley, and laid it upon her, and he went into the city. ¹⁶ And, when she came unto her mother–in– law, she said––Who art, thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done for her. ¹⁷ And she said––These six measures of barley, gave he unto me,––for he said, Do not go in empty, unto thy mother–in– law. ¹⁸ And she said––Abide, my daughter, until that thou get to know, how the matter will fall out,––for the man will not rest, except he have finished the thing today.

¹⁴ But, if thou remember how I was with thee, when it shall go well with thee, then wilt thou, I pray thee, do me a lovingkindness,––and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me forth out of this house;

³⁴ And he sent portions, from before him, unto them, and the portion of Benjamin exceeded the portions of them all, five–fold. And they drank and made merry with him.

¹² Honour thy father, and thy mother,––that thy days may be prolonged upon the soil, which Yahweh thy God is about to give unto thee.

⁴⁰ So shalt thou keep his statutes and his commandments, which, I, am commanding thee, today, that it may go well with thee, and with thy sons, after thee,––and to the end thou mayest prolong [thy] days upon the soil, which, Yahweh thy God, is giving thee, all the days.

⁵ When brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth, having, no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside, to a stranger,––her husband’s brother, shall go in unto her, and take her unto him to wife, and do for her as a husband’s brother.

⁵ When brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth, having, no son, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside, to a stranger,––her husband’s brother, shall go in unto her, and take her unto him to wife, and do for her as a husband’s brother. ⁶ And it shall be, that, the firstborn which she beareth, shall succeed in the name of his brother, who is dead,––so shall his name not be wiped out from Israel.

⁶ And it shall be, that, the firstborn which she beareth, shall succeed in the name of his brother, who is dead,––so shall his name not be wiped out from Israel. ⁷ But, if the man like not to take his sister–in–law, then shall his sister–in–law go up unto the gate, unto the elders, and say––My husband’s brother hath refused, to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he is not willing to do as a husband’s brother unto me.

⁷ But, if the man like not to take his sister–in–law, then shall his sister–in–law go up unto the gate, unto the elders, and say––My husband’s brother hath refused, to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he is not willing to do as a husband’s brother unto me. ⁸ Then shall the elders of his city call him and speak unto him,––and he shall stand and say, I like not to take her.

⁸ Then shall the elders of his city call him and speak unto him,––and he shall stand and say, I like not to take her. ⁹ Then shall his brother’s wife come near unto him in the presence of the elders, and draw his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face,––and respond and say, Thus, shall it be done unto the man who will not build up the house of his brother.

⁹ Then shall his brother’s wife come near unto him in the presence of the elders, and draw his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face,––and respond and say, Thus, shall it be done unto the man who will not build up the house of his brother. ¹⁰ And his name shall be called in Israel,––The house of him who had his shoe drawn off.

¹⁹ And he said: My brethren, sons of my mother, they were! As Yahweh liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not have slain you.

²⁵ And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make sport for us. So they called for Samson out of the prison, and he made sport before them, and they stationed him between the pillars.

⁶ So they both of them sat down and did eat together, and drink. Then said the father of the damsel unto the man, Be content, I pray thee, and tarry the night, and let thy heart be glad.

⁹ And, when the man rose up to go––he and his concubine and his young man,––his father–in–law, the father of the damsel, said to him, Come now, see! the day hath sunk down towards evening, come now! tarry the night; lo! the day goeth down, tarry the night here, and let thy heart be glad, so shall ye rise early tomorrow for your journey, and thou shalt go thy way to thine own home.

²² They, were gladdening their heart, when lo! men of the city, men of the sons of the Abandoned One, beset the house round about, beating violently against the door,––and they spake unto the old man the owner of the house, saying, Bring forth the man that hath entered into thy house, that we may know him.

⁸ Then said Naomi to her two daughters–in– law: Go return, each one to the house of her mother,––Yahweh deal with you in lovingkindness, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. ⁹ Yahweh grant you, that ye may find a place of rest, each one in the house of her husband,––And she kissed them, and they lifted up their voice, and wept.

¹ Now, Naomi, had an acquaintance of her husband’s, a man of great integrity, of the family of Elimelech,––whose name, was Boaz.

⁴ And lo! Boaz coming from Bethlehem, and he said to the reapers, Yahweh, be with you! and they said to him, Yahweh bless thee!

⁸ And Boaz said unto Ruth––Hearest thou not, my daughter? Do not go to glean in any other field, neither indeed shalt thou pass on, from hence,––but, here, shalt thou keep fast by my maidens:

¹⁰ Then she fell upon her face, and bowed herself to the ground,––and said unto him––Wherefore have I found favour in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take notice of me, seeing that, I, am, a stranger? ¹¹ And Boaz answered, and said to her, It hath been, told, me––all that thou hast done unto thy mother–in–law, since the death of thy husband,––and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and come unto a people whom thou knewest not, aforetime. ¹² Yahweh recompense thy deed,––and let thy reward be full from Yahweh, the God of Israel, unto whom thou hast come to take refuge under his wings. ¹³ And she said––Let me find favour in thine eyes, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken unto the heart of thy handmaid,––though, I, be not as, one of thine own handmaidens.

²⁰ Then said Naomi, to her daughter–in–law––Blessed, be he of Yahweh, who hath not left off his lovingkindness to the living, and to the dead. And Naomi said to her––Near to us, is the man, of our own kinsmen, is he!

²⁰ Then said Naomi, to her daughter–in–law––Blessed, be he of Yahweh, who hath not left off his lovingkindness to the living, and to the dead. And Naomi said to her––Near to us, is the man, of our own kinsmen, is he! ²¹ And Ruth the Moabitess said,––Yea for he said unto me––By my young men, shalt thou keep fast, until they have ended all my harvest. ²² And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter–in–law,––Good, is it, my daughter, that thou go forth with his maidens, and that they meet thee not, in any other field. ²³ So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean, until the end of the barley harvest, and the wheat harvest,––and dwelt with her mother–in–law.

¹² And, now, although it is true that, a kinsman, am I, yet is there a kinsman nearer than I.

¹ Now, Boaz, went up to the gate, and sat him down there, and lo! the kinsman, passing by, of whom Boaz had spoken, so he said––Turn aside! and sit down here, such a one! And he turned aside, and sat down.

⁵ Then said Boaz, What day thou takest over the land from the hand of Naomi, also, of Ruth the Moabitess, wife of the dead, dost thou take [it], to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

⁴¹ And she arose, and bowed herself down with her face to the earth,––and said––Lo! thy handmaid, as serving–woman to bathe the feet of the servants of my lord.

²⁸ Now Absolom had commanded his young men, saying––Mark, I pray you, when the heart of Amnon is merry with wine, and I say unto you––Smite ye Amnon, then shall ye put him to death, do not fear,––have not, I myself, commanded you? Be bold, and show yourselves to be sons of valour.

² So Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched from thence, a wise woman,––and said unto her––I pray thee, feign thyself a mourner, and put on, I pray thee, mourning apparel, and do not anoint thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath, these many days, been mourning for the dead;

⁷ Then Jezebel his wife said unto him: Art, thou, still, going to carry on the kingdom over Israel? Rise! eat food, and let thy heart be merry, I, will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite!

¹⁰ On the seventh day, when merry was the heart of the king with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who were waiting before King Ahasuerus,––

¹ And it came to pass, on the third day, that Esther put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the house of the king, over against the house of the king,––and, the king, was sitting upon his royal seat, in the royal house, over against the opening of the house.

³ Trust in Yahweh, and do good, Dwell in the land, and feed on fidelity; ⁴ Yea, rest thy delight on Yahweh, that he may give thee the requests of thy heart. ⁵ Roll on Yahweh thy way, Trust also in him, and, he, will effectually work:

¹⁵ And, wine, may rejoice the heart of man, Making radiant his well–nourished face,––And, food, may, the heart of man, sustain.

² The labour of thine own hands, surely thou shalt eat. How happy thou, and well for thine!

⁸ Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;

⁴ A virtuous woman, is the crown of her husband, but, a veritable decay in his bones, is she that causeth shame.

¹⁰ A virtuous woman, who can find? for, far beyond corals, is her worth.

²⁹ Many daughters, have done virtuously, but, thou, excellest them all! ³⁰ Deceitful is loveliness and vain is beauty, The woman that revereth Yahweh, she, shall be praised: ³¹ Give her of the fruit of her own hands, and let her own works, praise her in the gates.

²⁴ There was nothing more blessed for Man [than] that he should eat and drink, and see his desireth for blessedness in his toil,––even this, saw, I myself, that, from the hand of God, it was.

¹² I know that there is no blessedness in them,––save to be glad, and to do well with one’s life. ¹³ Though indeed, that any man should eat and drink, and see blessedness, in all his toil, it is, the gift of God.

¹ Better a name, than precious ointment,––and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

¹⁵ Then extolled I, gladness, in that there was nothing better for a man, under the sun, than to eat and to drink, and to be glad,––since, that, should tarry with him in his toil, for the days of his life which God had given him under the sun.

⁷ Go thy way––eat, with gladness, thy food, and drink, with a happy heart, thy wine,––when already God is well pleased with thy works. ⁸ Continually, let thy garments be white,––and, ointment upon thy head, let it not be lacking.

¹⁹ Merrily people make bread, and, wine, gladdeneth life,––but, money, answereth all things.

¹⁶ Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord, Yahweh, Behold me! founding in Zion, a stone, A stone of testing, The costly corner of a well–laid foundation, He that trusteth, shall not make haste!

⁷ But, the Egyptians, with vanity and emptiness, would help,––Therefore, have I proclaimed concerning this, Insolent! they, sit still!

⁸ But, a noble man, noble things, hath devised,––And, he, upon noble things, will stand,

² If thou wilt swear, By the life of Yahweh! in faithfulness, in justice, and in righteousness, Then shall the nations bless themselves in him, And, in him, shall they glory.

¹⁵ Shalt thou reign, because, thou, art eager to excel in cedar? Thy father, did he not eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness, And, then, it was well with him? ¹⁶ [Did he not] plead the cause of the oppressed and the needy, And, then, it was well? Was not, that, to know, me? Demandeth Yahweh.

⁸ And I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, and lo! thy time, was the time for endearments, So I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy shame,––And took an oath to thee, And entered into covenant with thee, Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, And thou didst become mine.

¹⁷ But, when, thou, art fasting, anoint thy head, and, thy face, wash,––

¹² Whatsoever things, therefore, ye would, that men be doing unto you, so, be, ye also, doing, unto them,––for, this, is the law and the prophets.

²⁴ saying––Teacher! Moses, said, If any man die not having children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. ²⁵ Now there were, with us, seven brethren; and, the first, marrying, died, and not having seed, left his wife unto his brother. ²⁶ Likewise, the second also, and the third,––unto the seven. ²⁷ And, last of all, died, the wife.

¹¹ Because, everyone who exalteth himself, shall be abased; and, he that abaseth himself, shall be exalted?

⁵ His mother saith unto them who are ministering––Whatsoever he may say to you, do!

¹⁴ Ye, are, friends of mine, if ye be doing that which, I, am commanding you.

¹⁷ Unto no one, evil for evil rendering: providing honourable things before all men:

¹⁶ Therefore, suffer not to be defamed, your own good thing;

³⁶ If however anyone considereth it behaving unseemly towards his virginity, if he should be beyond the bloom of life,––and, thus, it ought to come about, what he chooseth, let him do,––he sinneth not: let them marry:

³¹ Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do, all things to the glory of God. ³² Give no occasion of stumbling––whether to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the assembly of God:

⁴ Love, is patient, is gracious. Love, is not envious, vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, ⁵ Acteth not unbecomingly, seeketh not her own things, is not easily provoked, imputeth not that which is base,

²³ But, I, call upon God, as a witness, against my own soul,––that, to spare you, not yet, have I come unto Corinth:

²¹ For we provide things honourable, not only before [the] Lord, but also before men.

¹⁰ Hence, then, as we have opportunity, let us be working what is good, towards all,––but, especially, towards the family of the faith.

¹⁸ And be not getting drunk with wine, in which is dissoluteness, but be getting filled in Spirit; ––

¹ Ye children, be obedient unto your parents [in the Lord], for this is right:

²⁰ Ye children! be obedient unto your parents in all things, for, this, is, well pleasing, in the Lord;

⁶ Not over–reaching and defrauding, in the matter, his brother; because, an avenger, is the Lord, concerning all these things,––even as we before told you, and solemnly called you to witness.

²² From every form of wickedness, abstain.

⁹ In the same way, that, the women, in seemly attire, with modesty and sober–mindedness, be adorning themselves,––not with plaitings and ornamentation of gold, or with pearls, or with costly apparel,–– ¹⁰ But, which becometh women promising godliness, through means of good works.

⁸ If, however, anyone, for his own, and specially them of his household, taketh not forethought, his faith, hath he denied, and is worse, than one without faith!

¹⁴ I am minded, therefore, that, the younger ones, marry, bear children, be mistress of the house,––giving, no single occasion, unto the opposer, as a cause, of reviling;

¹¹ For, both he that maketh holy, and they who are being made holy, are, all, of One; For which cause, he is not ashamed to be calling them, brethren, ¹² saying––I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of an assembly, will I sing praise unto thee; ¹³ and again––I, will be confident upon him; and again––Lo! I, and the children which, unto me, God, hath given.
¹⁴ Seeing therefore the children have received a fellowship of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took partnership in the same,––in order that, through death,––he might paralyse him that held the dominion of death, that is, the Adversary,––

¹⁶ For, men, by the greater one, swear, and, with them, an end of all gainsaying by way of confirmation is, the oath:

¹² Having, your behaviour among the nations, honourable,––in order that, wherein they speak against you as evil–doers, they may, owing to the honourable works they are permitted to behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.