Ruth 3:18

Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today.”

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WEBBE

Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today.”

BSB

“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”

ASV

Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.

BBE

Then she said, Do nothing now, my daughter, till you see what will come of this; for the man will take no rest till he has put this thing through.

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וַתֹּאמֶר va·to·mer and she said H559 שְׁבִי she·vi sit down H3427 בִתִּי vi·ti O daughter my H1323 עַד 'ad until H5704 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher that H834 תֵּדְעִין te·de·'in you will know H3045 אֵיךְ 'eikh how H349 יִפֹּל yi·pol will it fall out H5307 דָּבָר da·var a matter H1697 כִּי ki for H3588 לֹא lo' not H3808 יִשְׁקֹט yish·kot he will be at peace H8252 הָאִישׁ ha·'ish the man H376 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 אִם־ 'im- except H518 כִּלָּה ki·lah he has finished H3615 הַדָּבָר ha·da·var the matter H1697 הַיּוֹם hai·yom this day H3117

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 14–18

Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Is 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our nature upon him. He has the right to redeem. Let us seek to receive from him his directions: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? Ac 9:6. He will never blame us as doing this unseasonably. And let us earnestly desire and seek the same rest for our children and friends, that it may be well with them also.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.