Ruth 3:13
ContextNETBible | Remain here tonight. Then in the morning, if he agrees to marry you, 1 fine, 2 let him do so. 3 But if he does not want to do so, I promise, as surely as the Lord lives, to marry you. 4 Sleep here until morning.” 5 |
XREF | De 25:5-9; Jud 8:19; Ru 2:20; Ru 4:5; Jer 4:2; Mt 22:24-27; 2Co 1:23; Heb 6:16 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “if he redeems you”; NIV “if he wants to redeem”; NRSV “if he will act as next-of-kin for you.” The verb גֹּאֵל (go’el) here refers generally to fulfilling his responsibilities as a guardian of the family interests. In this case it specifically entails marrying Ruth. 2 tn Or “good” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV); TEV “well and good.” 3 tn Heb “let him redeem” (so NIV); NLT “then let him marry you.” 4 tn Heb “but if he does not want to redeem you, then I will redeem you, I, [as] the 5 sn Sleep here. Perhaps Boaz tells her to remain at the threshing floor because he is afraid she might be hurt wandering back home in the dark. See Song 5:7 and R. L. Hubbard, Jr., Ruth (NICOT), 218. |