Ruth's kindred

2Sam.2.5. Job 29.13.

18 And she took it up, and went q ch.3.10. into the city: and her mother-inlaw saw what she had gleaned : and she brought forth, and gave to herr 28a.9.1. that she had reserved after she was sufficed.

19 And her mother-in-law said unto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day and where wroughtest thou? blessed bep he that dids take knowledge of thee.

And she

6 or, that hath right

to redeem,

Le.25.25. Caut.1.7,8.

or, fall not upon.

shewed her mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom 1t Pr. 13.20. wrought to day is Boaz.

20 And Naoini said unto her

daughter-in-law, Blessed q be he of the LORD, who hath not left off This kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one 6 of our next kinsmen.

21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou s shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest.

22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they 7 meet thee not in any other field.

23 So she kept t fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley-harvest and of wheatharvest; and dwelt with her mother-in-law.

CHAPTER III.

1 By Naomi's instruction, 5 Ruth lieth at Boaz's feet. HEN Naomi her mother-in-law

shall a I not seek rest b for thee, that it may be well with thee?

1Co.15.33.

(CHAP, 3.) a 1Cor.7.36. ITi.5.8.

b ch.1.9.

c ch.2.8,23.

d 2Sa. 14.2. Ec.9.8.

1 or, lift up the clothes that are on.

e Ju. 19.6,9,

22

2S.13.28. Es. 1.10. Ec.8.15. 9.7. 10.19.

2 or, took

hold on.

of Eze. 16.8. 3 or, one

that hath a right to redeem, ch.2.20.

g ch.1.8.

2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? c Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshing-floor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and d anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to h Pr.12.4. the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drink

gate.

31.10.

ch.4.1.

k ch.4.5.

Deut.25.5. Mat.22.24, 25.

Jer.4.2. m Ro. 14. 16. 1Co.10.32.

5 or, sheet, or, apron.

n Ps.37.3,5.

acknowledged by Boaz.

7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, e he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and 2 turned himself: and behold, a woman lay at his feet.

9 And he said. Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread ƒ therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art 3 a near kinsman.

10 And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning,g inasmuch as thou followeust not young men, whether poor or rich.

11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all that thou requirest for all the 4 city of my people doth know that thou art à virtuous h woman.

12 And now, it is true that I am thy near kinsman: howbeit, i there is a kinsman nearer than I.

13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee, as the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

14 T And she lay at his feet until the morning and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, m Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.

15 Also he said, Bring the 5 vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her and she went into the city.

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.

17 And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me: for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law.

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

CHAPTER IV. Boaz calleth into judgment the next kinsman.

HEN went Boaz up to the gate,

RUTH, IV. B. C. 1312.

(CHAP. 4.)

a ch.3.12.

Boaz buyeth the inheritance. behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz | spake a came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such-a-one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down. 2 And he took ten men of the bb 1Ki.21.8. elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's:

1 I said I will reveal in thine ear. c Je.32.8,25. d Ge. 23.18.

4 And I thought to advertise e ch.3. 13. thee, saying, Buyc it before d the ƒ De.25.7-9. inhabitan's, and before the elders! of my people. If thou wilt redeem ut, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know for there is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up e the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

g Ps. 127.3. 128.3.

2

Ge. XXIX.
XXX.

or, get thee
riches, or,

power.

Mi.5.2.

3 proclaim

thy name.

6 T And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I mark Ge.38.29. mine own inheritance: redeem 1 Ge..20.17, thou my right to thyself; for I cannot redeem it.

18. 33.5.

7 Now this was the manner in m Ro.12. 15. formner time in Israel concerning 4 caused to redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour: and this was a testimony in Israel.

8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe.

6

n 1Sam. 1.8.

r 1Ch.2.15.

269

He marrieth Ruth. | dead be not cut off from among his brethren, and from the gate of his place ye are witnesses this day.

11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The LORD make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which twoh did build the house of Israel: and 2 do thou worthily in Ephratah, i and 3 be famous in Beth-lehem:

12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar k bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give thee of this young woman.

13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son.

14 And m the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not 4 left thee this day without a 5 kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.

15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and 6 a nourisher of 7 thine old age: for thy daughter-in-law, which loveth thee, which is better n to thee than seven sons, hath borne him.

16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

17 And o the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son horn to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.

18 T Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez p begat Hezron.

19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, q and Nahshon begat 8 Sal

22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appearp before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Dog what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only r the LORD establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.

24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.

B. C. 1171.

p Luke 2.22.

9 Nu.30.7. r 2Sa.7.25.

s Phi.4.6.
t Ps. 145. 18,

19.

12 or, returned him, whom I have obtained by

petition, to

the LORD.

13 or, he

whom I have obtained by petition, shall be returned.

(CHAP. 2). a Lu. 1.46,&c.

b Ps. 112.8,9.

25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. 27 For this child I prayed; s and td Ex. 15.11. the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:

29 Therefore also I have 12 lent him to the LORD; as long as he iveth 13 he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.

CHAPTER II.

c Ps. 13.5.

e De.32.31.

f Ps.94.4. hard.

g Je.17.10.

h Ps.37.15,17. i Ps. 113.9. k De.32.39.

1 Hannah's song in thankfulness. 1 Job 1.21. 12 The sin of Eli's sons.

A My heart a in the LORD, m Ps.75.7. ND Hannah prayed, and said, a mine horn is exalted b in the LORD; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice c in thy salvation.

π Ps. 113.7,8. Dan.4.17.

jo Ps. 102.25.

Ps.2.9.

2 There d is none holy as the P Ps. 121.3. LORD: for there is none beside thee: 9 Ec.9.11. neither is there any rocke like our r Ex. 15.6. God. 3 Talk no more so exceedings Ps. 18. 13,14. proudly; let f not 1 arrogancy comet Ps.96.13. out of your mouth for the LORD g u Ps.89.24. 18 a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.

v Jer.22.16.

Ro. 1.24.28. 4 The bows h of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled w Le.3.3-5,16

are girded with strength.

2 as on the 5 They that were full have hired day. out themselves for bread; and they x Ge. 13, 13. that were hungry ceased: so that y Mal.2.8. the barren hath borne seven; 2 Ex.28.4. and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

6 The LORD killeth, k and maketh alive he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

7 The LORD maketh poor, and

The sin of Eli's sons.

maketh rich: hem bringeth low, and lifteth up.

8 He n raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set o the world upon them.

9 He will keep the feet p of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength q shall no man prevail.

10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken r to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder's upon them the LORD shall judget the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt u the horn of his anointed.

11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

12 Now the sons of Eli were the LORD. sons of Belial; they knew not v

13 And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;

14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

15 Also before they burnt the fat w the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

16 And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat 2 presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now and if not, 1 will take it by force.

17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before a the LORD: for men abhorred y the offering of the LORD.

18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded z with a linen ephod.

19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came a up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

20 T And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the 3 loan which is lent to the

Eli reproveth his sons.

assembled
by troops,
Ex.38.8.

5 or, evil
words of
you.

6 or, cry out.

e Nu. 15.30. Ps.51.4,16. d 1Ti.2.5. Heb.7.25.

e Jos. 11.20.

f Pr.3.4. Luke 2.52.

God speaketh to Samuel.

33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die 8 in the flower of their age.

34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hopimi and Phinehas: in one day they shall die q both of

them.

23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things for I hear 5 of your evil dealings by all this people. 24 Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's people to transgress, 25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if h Ex.28.1,4. a man sin against e the LORD, who di shall entreat for him? Nothwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because ek De.32.15. the LORD would slay them.

26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both f with the LORD, and also with men.

1 Ex.29.9. m Je. 18.9,10. n Ps.91.14. Pr.3.9, 10. o Mal.2.8,9.

27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy fap Ki.2.27, ther, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

28 And did I choose him h out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod

35.

Tor, the affliction of

the taler-
nacle, for
all the
wealth

CHAPTER III. How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel.

the child Samuel

tered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word a of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;

3 And ere the lamp b of God went out in the temple of the LORD,

house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

29 Wherefore kick k ye at my sacrifice and at my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation;, and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said / indeed that thy house, and the honse of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now m the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them n that honour me I will honour, and they that despise o me shall be lightly esteemed.

31 Behold, the days p come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.

32 And thou shalt see 7 an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.

muel was laid down to sleep:

4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.

5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose, and went to Eli, and said, Here am 1; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

7 1 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose, and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down and it shall be, if he call thee,that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

10 And the LORD came, and stood