Ruth 3:18
16 When Ruth returned to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked her, “How did it go, my daughter?” Then Ruth told her all that Boaz had done for her.
17 And she said, “He gave me these six measures of barley, for he said, ‘Do not go back to your mother-in-law empty-handed.’”
“Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Wait, my daughter,” said Naomi, “until you find out how things go, for he will not rest unless he has resolved the matter today.”
- KJV
- Then said she, Sit 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.
- WEB
- Then she said, “Wait, my daughter, until you know what will happen; for the man will not rest until he has settled this today.”
- ASV
- Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he have finished the thing this day.
- DARBY
- Then she said, Be still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest until he have completed the matter this day.
- BLB
- And she said, “Sit, my daughter, until that you know how the matter will fall. For the man will not rest until that he finishes the matter today.”
- ÅB
- Men hun sa: Hold deg nå i ro, min datter, til du får vite hvordan saken faller ut! For den mann hviler ikke før han får saken avgjort, og det enda idag.
[^1]: RTS 2, 20. - OTB
- Naomi sa: «Vent, min datter, til du ser hvordan saken utvikler seg; for mannen vil ikke hvile før han har avgjort saken i dag.»
- B1930
- Men hun sa: Hold dig nu i ro, min datter, til du får vite hvorledes saken faller ut! For den mann hviler ikke før han får saken avgjort, og det ennu idag.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 37:3–5
Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
Read in contextIsaiah 28:16
So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.
Read in contextIsaiah 30:7
Egypt’s help is futile and empty; therefore I have called her Rahab Who Sits Still.
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