King James Version
Ruth 3:2 in the King James Version says “And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingf...” — study this verse from Ruth chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.”
Ruth 3:2 · KJV
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. uncover: or, lift up the clothes that are on
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And now is not Boaz”
H1162boaz, the ancestor of david; also the name of a pillar in front of the temple
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“in the threshingfloor”
H1637a threshing-floor (as made even); by analogy, any open area
“to night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
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