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John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

Ruth 3:1

Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her,.... After the harvests were over, and so gleaning likewise; when Naomi and Ruth were together alone in their apartment, the mother addressed the daughter after this manner:

my daughter, shall I not seek for thee, that it may be well with thee? that is, in the house of an husband, as in Ruth 1:9 her meaning is, to seek out for an husband for her, that she might have an house of her own to rest in, and an husband to provide her; that so she might be free from such toil and labour she had been lately exercised in, and enjoy much ease and comfort, and all outward happiness and prosperity in a marriage state with a good husband. This interrogation carries in it the force of a strong affirmation, may suggest that she judged it to be her duty, and that she was determined to seek out such a rest for her; and the Targum makes her way of speaking stronger still, for that is,

"by an oath I will not rest, until the time that I have sought a rest for thee.''

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See also Ruth 3:1 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER III _Naomi's advice to Ruth, how to procure herself a marriage with_ _Boaz_, 1-5. _She acts according to her mother-in-law's direction, and is_ _kindly received by Boaz, who promises to ma...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Ruth appeals to Boaz to do the kinsman's part_ 1 _.seek rest_ A RESTING PLACE marg.; see on Ruth 1:9. All arrangements for a marriage were made by the parents (cf. Judges 14:2 f.); hence it was Naom...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    MY DAUGHTER, SHALL I NOT SEEK REST FOR THEE— This, according to the eastern mode of expression, is a strong affirmative. As Ruth had shewn so much piety and affection to her mother, Naomi thought it h...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Naomi Instructs Ruth 3:1-5_ 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? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose ma...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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?_ No JFB commentary on this verse....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    REST. — Although Naomi had already (Ruth 1:12) repudiated any thought of marriage for herself, still she felt it her duty to do what she could to provide a home for the daughter-in-law who had so loya...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ תֹּ֥אמֶר לָ֖הּ נָעֳמִ֣י חֲמֹותָ֑הּ בִּתִּ֞י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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 th...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek (a) rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? (a) Meaning that she would provide her with a husband, with whom she might...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _I will. Hebrew and Septuagint may be read with an interrogation in the same sense. "Shall I not seek rest?" (Haydock) --- By this expression she means a husband, chap. i. 9. Marriage fixes the unsett...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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? (2) And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS The history is prosecuted through this chapter, and of consequence in its progress and drawing nearer to a close, becomes more and more interesting. Naomi gives instructions to Ruth how to co...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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 o...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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? Ver. 1. _Shall I not seek rest for thee?_] There is in most a propension to the...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Shall I not seek rest for thee?_ A settlement in a house of thy own, and thereby rest in comfort and safety, under the care of a good husband. _He winnoweth barley to-night_ This, it is probable, was...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then Naomi, her mother-in-law, said unto her. My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, a resting-place in the home of a husband, happily married, THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH THEE? Naomi's former hope...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    RUTH LAYS THE MATTER OF REDEMPTION BEFORE BOAZ...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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 the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-5 The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriou...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    RUTH CHAPTER 3 By Naomi's advice, Ruth lieth at Boaz's feet, RUTH 3:1. He awaking commendeth what she had done, and acknowledgeth the right of a kinsman; tells her there was a nearer kinsman, to whom...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ruth 3:1 Naomi H5281 mother-in-law H2545 said H559 (H8799) daughter H1323 seek H1245 (H8762) security H4494 well...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘ And Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?” Harvest being over Naomi now decided that it was time to act. She had no doubt ob...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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 Biblical Illustrator

    _Shall I not seek rest for thee?_ REST FOR RUTH I. the object of Naomi’s solicitude. Poor Ruth: a destitute, forlorn, bereaved, homeless, portionless widow. Think of the destitute circumstances of a...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—THEN [and] NAOMI … SAID. The plan had matured itself slowly in her mind during the harvest season, now comes the proposal. Boaz, by his kindness and attention to Ruth, h...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 7:36; 1 Timothy 5:14; 1 Timothy 5:8; Deuteronomy 4:40;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Rest — A life of rest, and comfort, and safety, under the care of a good husband....

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