Rut 3:16

16 Ruth tornò dalla sua suocera, che le disse: "Sei tu, figliuola mia?" Ed ella le raccontò tutto quanto quell’uomo avea fatto per lei,

Rut 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ruth 3:16

And when she came to her mother in law
To Naomi, in Bethlehem:

she said, who art thou, my daughter?
it being near dusk, she could not discern her, or perhaps she put the question before she opened the door and saw her; though one would think, if Ruth had called to her, she would have known her voice: rather therefore the particle may be rendered, "what" or "how" ^F3, instead of "who"; and the sense be, what had befallen her? what success had she had? how had things gone with her? was she married or not? or rather, had she got a promise of it? or was it likely that she should be married? with which the answer agrees:

and she told her all that the man had done to her;
what kindness he had shown her, what promises he had made to her, that either he, or a nearer kinsman, would marry her, and redeem her husband's estate.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (ta ym) "quid egisti?" V. L. "quid tibi?" Tigurine version; so R. Jonah in Aben Ezra, & Abendana in loc. "quomodo tu filia mea?" Nold. p. 602. No. 1626.

Rut 3:16 In-Context

14 Ed ella rimase coricata ai suoi piedi fino alla mattina; poi si alzò, prima che due si potessero riconoscere l’un l’altro; giacché Boaz avea detto: "Nessuno sappia che questa donna e venuta nell’aia!"

15 Poi aggiunse: "Porta qua il mantello che hai addosso, e tienlo con ambe le mani". Ella lo tenne su, ed egli vi misuro dentro sei misure d’orzo, e glielo mise in ispalla; poi se ne venne in città.

16 Ruth tornò dalla sua suocera, che le disse: "Sei tu, figliuola mia?" Ed ella le raccontò tutto quanto quell’uomo avea fatto per lei,

17 e aggiunse: "M’ha anche dato queste sei misure d’orzo; perché m’ha detto: "Non devi tornare dalla tua suocera con le mani vuote".

18 E Naomi disse: "Rimani qui, figliuola mia, finché tu vegga come la cosa riuscirà; poiché quest’uomo non si darà posa, finché non abbia oggi stesso terminato quest’affare".