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Ruth 3

Ruth 3:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then Naomi
No`omiy (Hebrew #5281)
pleasant; Noomi, an Israelitess
KJV usage: Naomi.
Pronounce: no-om-ee'
Origin: from 5278
her mother in law
chamowth (Hebrew #2545)
feminine of 2524; a mother-in-law
KJV usage: mother in law.
Pronounce: kham-oth'
Origin: or (shortened) chamoth {kham-oth'}
said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto her, My daughter
bath (Hebrew #1323)
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
KJV usage: apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, X first, X old, + owl, town, village.
Pronounce: bath
Origin: from 1129 (as feminine of 1121)
, shallb I not seek
baqash (Hebrew #1245)
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
KJV usage: ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
Pronounce: baw-kash'
Origin: a primitive root
rest
manowach (Hebrew #4494)
quiet, i.e. (concretely) a settled spot, or (figuratively) a home
KJV usage: (place of) rest.
Pronounce: maw-no'-akh
Origin: from 5117
c for thee, that it may be well
yatab (Hebrew #3190)
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
KJV usage: be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, + be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good((-ness)), be (make) merry, please (+ well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, X very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
Pronounce: yaw-tab'
Origin: a primitive root
with thee?
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1 Cor. 7:36• 36But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. (1 Cor. 7:36)
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1 Tim. 5:8• 8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. (1 Tim. 5:8)
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Ruth 1:9• 9The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. (Ruth 1:9)

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Daughter,
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Naomi,
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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1-4:  By Naomi's instruction.
5-7:  Ruth lies at Boaz's feet.
8-13:  Boaz acknowledges the right of a kinsman.
14-18:  He sends her away with six measures of barley.
shall I not.
Ruth 1:9• 9The Lord grant you that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they lifted up their voice, and wept. (Ruth 1:9)
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1 Cor. 7:36• 36But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them marry. (1 Cor. 7:36)
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1 Tim. 5:8,14• 8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
 14I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. (1 Tim. 5:8,14)
may be.
Gen. 40:14• 14But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: (Gen. 40:14)
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Deut. 4:40• 40Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days upon the earth, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, for ever. (Deut. 4:40)
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Psa. 128:2• 2For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. (Psa. 128:2)
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Jer. 22:15‑16• 15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
 16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord. (Jer. 22:15‑16)
• That which she directs she does in view of her beloved Ruth’s well-being, but also because she knows the heart of Boaz: “Is not Boaz of our kindred?” (“Ruth 3” by H.L. Rossier)
• "Shall I not seek rest for thee?" Ruth had been gleaning food, but it had been through constant toil, and but for present needs. She was now to have rest, all her needs met, her labor over. What a change in the state of Naomi, from her unbelief at the beginning, when she would have turned Ruth back to find rest in the heathen home of some Moabitish husband. (“Ruth 2:18-23, Ruth 3” by S. Ridout)
• In Ruth 3, Ruth is seeking the rest of heart that will alone bring satisfaction to the believer. (“Ruth 3-4: Ruth the Bride” by H. Smith)
• In chapter 3, Ruth is seeking to gain Boaz, and Boaz is working to possess Ruth. Love can never be satisfied with gifts, however precious; it must have the giver. (“Ruth 3-4: Ruth the Bride” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

W. Kelly Translation

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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?