Passage Research
Ruth 3 — Sermon Preparation
Following Naomi's instructions, Ruth goes to Boaz at the threshing floor at night and asks him to spread his garment over her as a kinsman-redeemer. Below is a research summary for Ruth 3, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 18
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 5
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Ruth 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁכַב | shâkab | H7901 | 8 | lie down |
| גָּאַל | gâʼal | H1350 | 7 | redeem, be the next of kin |
| מַרְגְלָה | margᵉlâh | H4772 | 4 | footpiece, at the foot |
| חֲמוֹת | chămôwth | H2545 | 4 | mother-in-law |
| גֹּרֶן | gôren | H1637 | 4 | threshing-floor, open area |
| בַּת | bath | H1323 | 5 | daughter |
| יָדַע | yâdaʻ | H3045 | 5 | know, seeing |
How preachers through history handled this text
5 public-domain excerpts on Ruth 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to cast their care on God, because he has promised to care for them. Our strength is to sit still, Isa 30:7. This narrative may encourage us to lay ourselves by faith at the feet of Christ: He is our near Kinsman; having taken our nature upon him. He has the right to redeem. Let us seek to receive from him his directions: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Ruth 3:14–30 (Public Domain)
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