When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?” She told her all that the man had done for her.
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When she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “How did it go, my daughter?” She told her all that the man had done for her.
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And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
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And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said: 'Who art thou, my daughter?' And she told her all that the man had done to her.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Perceiving by her coming home, that he had not…
Perceiving by her coming home, that he had not taken her to his wife, she was astonied.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Rth 3:16 And when she came to her mother…
Rth 3:16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who [art] thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
Ver. 16. And when she came to her mother-in-law.] To whom she now made haste for three reasons, as is well observed: {a} (1.) For the danger of the way, being so early before day; (2.) The burden she bare, to be eased thereof; (3.) Her joy, to impart to her mother her happy success. The same reasons should prevail with us, to flee home to heaven: (1.) The danger we are in while in this dark world; (2.) The burden of sin; (3.) The joy we conceive of our future happiness.
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Who art thou, my daughter?] Poor folk fear no robbing. It is bootless, we say, to rob a spittle.
All that the man had done unto her.] That is, Said unto her. Dei (sic et bonorum) dicere est facere. A good man’s promise is a done thing, as we call it.
{a} Bernard.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Who art thou, my daughter? either, first, She did…
Who art thou, my daughter? either, first, She did not distinctly know who she was, because it was dark, and so calls her daughter only in general, as elder women call the younger. But she could as easily have discerned who she was, as what her age was. Or, secondly, This is not a question of doubting, but of wonder, as if she had said, Art thou in very deed my daughter? I can hardly believe it. How comest thou hither in this manner, and thus early?
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And when she came to her mother in law,....…
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" (c), 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:
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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.
(c) "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.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Who art thou? - This is not a question…
Who art thou? - This is not a question of doubting, but of wonder, as if she had said, Art thou in very deed my daughter? I can hardly believe it. How camest thou hither in this manner, and thus early?
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Rth 3:16-17. Who art thou, my daughter? — Or…
Rth 3:16-17. Who art thou, my daughter? — Or rather, Is it thou, my daughter? He said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law — There is no mention made before of Boaz thus speaking to her, but it is not unusual for the sacred writers, in the relation of a fact or event, to omit many little circumstances which they occasionally mention afterward. It is likely that Boaz intended this corn chiefly for Naomi, as he was that day either about to marry Ruth himself, or to provide her another husband.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Who art thou, my daughter? - In the dim…
Who art thou, my daughter? - In the dim twilight Rth 3:14 her mother was not sure at first who the young woman was, who sought admittance into the house.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain What, &c. Hebrew, "Who art thou?" It was yet…
What, &c. Hebrew, "Who art thou?" It was yet so dark that she did not know her. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 16. Who art thou, my daughter — That is,…
16. Who art thou, my daughter — That is, In what character dost thou return — as the espoused of Boaz, or only still a desolate widow?
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 16. Who art thou] i.e. how art thou? how…
16. Who art thou] i.e. how art thou? how hast thou fared? Cf. Gen_27:18.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (16) who art thou?—We can hardly view this as…
(16) who art thou?—We can hardly view this as a simple question as to Ruth’s identity, but rather as meaning, how hast thou fared?
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And she went to her mother-in-law. And she said,…
And she went to her mother-in-law. And she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she narrated to her all that the man had done to her. The question, "Who art thou, my daughter?" is not put by Naomi, as Drusius supposes, because it was still so dusk that she could not properly distinguish Ruth. The address, "My daughter," shows that she had no difficulty in determining who the visitor was. But there is something arch intended. "Art thou Boaz"s betrothed?" Michaelis translates, "What art thou?" Unwarrantably as regards the letter, but correctly as regards the spirit of the interrogatory.
The question Who art thou? sprang from Naomi"s hope that the entire scheme would issue in success.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 How did you do, my daughter?
How did you do, my daughter?
What Ruth meant by this question can be made more clear. AT: "What happened, my daughter?" or "How did Boaz act toward you?" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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all that the man had done
"all that Boaz had done"
Do not go empty
"Do not go empty-handed" or "Do not go with nothing" or "Be sure to take something"
finished this thing
This refers to the decision about who will buy Naomi's property and marry Ruth.
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