C. about

-|with whom I wrought to-day
Rurs II.7.
7 And she said,‘ I_pray_you, ‘let_me_ glean and -gather after the reapers among the ssheaves:’ so she came, and hath_continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.”
8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, “+ Hear-. est thou not, my daughter ? 'Go not to glean in another field, neither ‘go from hence, but ‘abide here fast by my maidens :
° Let thine eyes be on the field that they ‘do_reap, and -go thou after them: haye I not charged «the young_men that they shall not touch thee? and when thou art_athirst, -go unto the ves- sels, and «drink of that which the young_ men thave_drawn.”
10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed_herself to_the_ground, and said unto him, “Why -have_I_found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest_take_ knowledge_of me, seeing E am a stran-
r?”
11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, “It -hath_fully been_shewed me, all that thou -hast_done unto thy «mo- ther_in_law since the_death_of thine husband : and how thou hast_left thy father and thy mother, and the_land_ of thy nativity, and art_come unto a people which thou knewest not here- tofore.
2 5The Lord recompense thy work,
36.|and a full reward be_given thee of ! the -\Lorp =God_of Israél, under whose
wings thou -art_come to trust.”
38 Then she said,**Let_me_find favour in thy sight, my -lord ; for that thou *hast_comforted me, and for_that thou
. | *hast_spoken ‘friendly unto thine hand- -| maid, though £ ‘be not like unto_one_
of thine handmaidens.”
14 And Boaz said unto her, “At ~mealtime -come thou hither, and -eat of the bread, and -dip thy morsel in the vinegar.” And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did_eat, and was_sufficed, and left r.
1s And when she was_risen_up to glean, Boaz commanded his -young_ men, saying, “Let_her_glean even among the sheaves, and sk reproach her not:
1s And tlet_fall also some of the handfuls_of purpose for her, and -leave them, that she -may_glean them, and ‘rebuke her not.”
17 So she gleaned in: the field until
TO|xeyen, and beat_out «that she had_
gleaned: and it was about an_ephah_of barley.
18 And she took_it_up, and went_into the city: and her mother_in_law saw ewhat she had_gleaned: and she brought_forth, and gave to her -that a had_reserved after she was_suf-
iced. .
19 And her mother_in_law said unto her, “Where -hast_thou_gleaned to- day? and where -wreughtest thou? blessed ‘be he_that_did_take_know- ledge_of thee.” And she shewed her mother_inlaw with whom she had_ wrought, and said, “The ‘m: ue
z”
Ruta IL. 13.
2% And Naomi said unto her daugh-|B C. about ter_in_law, “Blessed be he of J the Lorp,| 1312. who -hath not left_off his ‘kindness to 20, Lev.25.5, -the =living and to -the =dead.” And Cane Naomi said unto her, “The ‘man is| 'dnes. near_of_kin unto us, «one_of our|,,. he is. gnext_kinsmen.” g. goels, or
21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, “He) kinsman
redeemers,
said unto me also, ‘Thou shalt_keep_| Ti*tn's
fast by my young_men, until they -have_| jas the ended
2 And Naomi said unto Ruth her| 7¢#ee or daughter_in_law, “Jt is good, my} 7’ | daughter, that thou ‘go_-out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any_other field.”
+ So she kept_fast by the_maidens_ of Boaz to glean unto the_end_of xbarley harvest and of wheat harvest ; and dwelt with her mother_in_law.
THEN Naomi her mother_in_law| Naomrs | said unto her, “My daughter, shall ADVICE TO | T not seek rest for thee, that it ‘may_ Bees be_well with thee?
2 And now is not Boaz of our @kin-|a. or ac- dred, with whose «maidens thou wast? | quaintance. Behold, he +winnoweth «barley to-night in «the threshingfloor.
3-Wash_thyself therefore, and -anoint thee, and -put thy raiment upon thee, and -get_thee_down to the ‘floor: bwt| +. threshing- make not thyself_known unto the| floor. ‘man, until he shall_have_done eating) i. Hed. ish.
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.”
® And she said unto her, “All that thou ‘sayest unto me I will_do.”
® And she went_down unto the ‘floor,| THE and did according to all that her mo-| T#RESHING ther_in_law bade her. DOE:
7 And when Boaz had_eaten and drunk, and his heart was_merry, 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 xmidnight, that the man was_afraid, and turmed_ himself: and, behold, a woman +lay at his feet.
8 And he said, “Who art thon?” And she answered, “E am Ruth thine handmaid : -spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thon art a 9 near_kinsman.” g.
10 And he said, “Blessed be thon of ithe Lorp, my daughter: for thou shast_shewed’ more kindness in the latter_end than at the beginning, in- asmuch as thou followedst not xyoung_ men, whether poor or rich.
il And now, my daughter, ‘fear not; I will_do to thee all that thou tre- quirest :-for all the_ga city_of my peo-| ga. gate. ple +doth_know that thou art a vir- tuous woman.
1 And now it_is_true that E am thy gnear_kinsman: howbeit there_is a kinsman nearer than I.
pre
redeem. | J. Jehovah.
215
| |
Roursa III. 14.
B.C. about 1312.
J. Jehovah.
RUTH RETURNS. a. aman could know is eneigh-
our.
t. threshing- floor.
c. cloak,
h. he-went,
NAOMI AND RurTH.
i. ish.
THE FIRST KINSMAN. 1. Ch. 3. 12. g. goel.
p. Heb. pelo- ni almoni.
J. field.
4. Ley. 25. 25.
s, said, I wilLreveal én thine
as_a_goél or kinsman.
6. -3. 13. Matt. 25, 24.
g. goel, kinsman_ redeemer,
ri. right-of redemp- tion.
7. Deut, 25. 7-10.
be in the morning, that if he will_ perform _ unto _thee_the_ part _ of_a_ kinsman, well; 'let_him_do_the_kins- man’s_part : but if he will not do_the_
art_of_a_kinsman to thee, then -will E do_the_part_of_a_kinsman to thee, as Jthe Lorp liveth: -lie-down until the morning.”
14 And she lay at his feet until the morning : and she rose_up before «one could know another. And he said, “tLet_it not be_known that a xwoman came into the ¢ floor.”
15 Also he said, “-Bring the ¢ vail that thou- hast upon thee, and -hold it.” And when she held it, he measured six measures_of_barley, and laid 7 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, “xThese six mea- sures_of_xbarley. gave he me; for he said to me, ‘Go not empty unto thy mother_in_law.’”
18 Then said she, “*Sit_still, my daughter, until thou tknow how the matter will_fall: for the ‘man will not be in_rest until he -have_finished the thing this day.”
4 THEN went Boaz up to the gate,
and sat_him_down there: and, be- hold, the gkinsman_of whom Boaz spake +came_by; unto whom he said, “Ho, psuch a one! -turn_aside, -sit_ down here.” And he turned_aside, and sat_down. :
2 And he took ten «men of the_eld- ers_of the city, and said, “-Sit_ye-.down here.” And they sat_down.
3 And he said unto the gkinsman, “Naomi, that is_come_again out_of the_/ country_of Moab, -selletha parcel_ of /xland, which was our brother Eli- melech’s :
4 And E sthought to advertise thee, saying, ‘Buy it before the inhabitants, and before the_elders_of my people. If thou wilt_rredeem it, r redeem 7t : but if thou wilt not rredeem 7t, then -tell me, that I tmay_know: for there is none to * redeem t¢ beside thee ; and £ am after thee.”
And he said, “¥ will_r redeem tt.”
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 the_name_of the -dead upon his inheritance.”
6 And the g kinsman said, “I cannot r redeem it for myself, lest I mar mine_ own inheritance : *-redeem thou my ricright to thyself; for I cannot 7 re- deem it.”
7 Now this was the manner in for-
Ruts IV. 22
mer_time in Israél concerning *xre-|B.C. abou
deeming and concerning xchanging, for to confirm all things; a ¢man plucked_ offhisshoe.and gave it to hisneighbour: and this was @ xtestimony in Israél.
8 Therefore the kinsman said unto | Boaz, “-Buy ct for thee.” off his shoe. :
® And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, ee are witnesses this day, that I shave_ was melech’s, and all that was Chilion’s and Mahlon’s, of the_-hand_of Naomi.
10 Moreover «Ruth the hacietipa the_wife_of Mahlon, shave_I_purchas to_be my wife, to raise_up the_name_of the -dead upon his inheritance, that the_name_of the -dead 'be_not cut_off from among his brethren, and from the_gate_of his place : pe are witnesses this day.” Fs
11 And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. 4 The Lorp make -the wo- man x4+that is_come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did_build -the_house_of Israél: and
p-be_famous in 4 Beth-lehem :
12 And let thy house be like the_ house_of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which ‘the
So he_drew_| .
ought rall that] ”
-do_thou worthily in «Ephratah, and |e.
1312, i. Heb. ish,
10. Deut. 25, 5, 6.
Lorp shall_give thee of xthis young_| House-of
xwoman.” 13 So Boaz took «Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went_in unto
and she bare a son.
14 And the women said unto Naomi, “Blessed be J the Lorn, which hath not cleft thee this day without a gkins- pe bine his name may_be_famous in
sraél. :
restorer_of thy s life, and a nourisher_
in_law, which -loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, shath_ borne him.”
16 And Naomi took -the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.
17 And the women her neighbours
Jj Jesse, the_father_of ¢ David.
18 Now these are the_generations_of Pharez: Pharez begat -Hezron,
19 And Hezron begat “Ram, and Ram begat ~-Amminadab,
and Nahshon begat -Salmon,
21 And Salmon begat “Boaz, and Boaz begat ~Obéd,
2 And Obéd begat Jesse, and Jesse begat -David.
216
her, J the Lorp gave her conception, |4J.
1 And he ‘shall_be unto thee a/1 of thine -old_age: for thy daughter_|~
gave it a name, saying, “There sis a} Se son born to Naomi;” and they called IW his name oObéd: he zs the_father_of Bu
20 And Amminadab begat -Nahshon, Ma
B.C about 1171.
portion. r. or rival.
| $0. 80 was. | done, . | J, Jehovah,
9, Deut, 12.7. | |) sé, side_post.
ja. Num. 6, 3. Jehovah of-Tseba>
hoth, from | Tsahbah, a
8. seed_of men, anah-
J. Jehovah.
| _ ELI’s MISTAKE, m. voultipli- ed to pray.
P I. Samvutt I. 26,
THE FIRST BOOK OF
SAMUEL,
OTHERWISE CALLED
THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS
Now there was a certain ‘man of rxRamathaim-zophim, of /mount Ephraim, and his name was el Elkanah, the_son_of Jeroham, the_son_of Elihu, the_son_of Tohu, the_son_of Zuph, an Ephrathite :
2 And he had two wives; the_name_ of the one was ha Hannah, and the_ name_of the other »Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
3 And xthis «xman swent_up out_of his city yearly to worship and to sacri- fice unto J the Lorp of_hosts in sShiloh, And the_two sons_of ¢Eli, Hophni
‘land pPhinehas, the-_priests_of 4 the
Lorp, were there.
4 And when the ¢time was that El- kanah sa offered, he :-gaye to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her
daughters, portions :
5 But unto Hannah he tgave a doworthy portion ; for he loved -Han- nah: but /the Lorp had_shut_up her womb.
6 And her adversary also :provoked her sore, for to make_her_fret, because ‘the Lord had_shut_up her womb.
7 And soas he ‘did so year by year, when she went_up to the_house_of / the LORD, so she ‘provoked her ; therefore she wept, and ‘did not eat.
§ Then said Elkanah her husband to her, “Hannah, why 'weepest thou? and why teatest thou not ? and why tis thy heart grieved? am not £ better to thee than ten sons?”
9 So Hannah rose_up after they had_ eaten in Shiloh, and after they had_ drunk. Now Eli the priest +sat upon a *seat by a_s’ post_of the_temple_of / the Lorp.
10 And she was in_bitterness_of soul, and prayed unto !the Lorp, and wept sore,
11 And she yowed a yow, and said, “O_J Lorp of_hosts, if Thou wilt_indeed look on the affliction_of Thine hand- maid, and sremember me, and not Horget Thine -handmaid, but -wilt_ give unto Thine handmaid sa man child, then I -will_give him unto J the Lorp all the_days_of his =life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.”
22 And it :came_to_pass, as she ™ con- tinued praying before ‘the Lorp, that Eli smarked her -mouth.
13 Now Hannah, she «spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her
yoice twas not heard: therefore Eli thought she had_been_drunken.
14 And Eli said unto her, “ How long wilt_thou_be_drunken ? :put_away thy wewine from thee.”
15 And Hannah answered and said, “No, my -lord, £ am a woman of_a_ sorrowful spirit : I -have_drunk neither wwine nor strong_drink, but haye_ poured_out my soul before / the Lorp.
16 FCount not thine ~handmaid for a daughter_of 4 Belial: for out_of the_ abundance_of nry complaint and pgrief *have_I_spoken hitherto.”
W Then Eli answered and said, “+Go
in peace: and the_=God_of Israél
grant thee thy
shast_asked of Him.”
18 And she said, “'Let thine hand- maid find grace in thy sight.” So the woman went her way, and did_eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
19 And they rose_up in the morning early, and worshipped before‘ the Lorp, and returned, and came to their house to rxRamah : and Elkanah knew -Han- nah his wife; and /the Lorp remem- bered her.
20 Wherefore it came_to_pass, when the ¢time was_come_about after Han- nah had_conceived, that she bare a son, and called his "name sSamuél, saying, “Because I shave_asked him of ! the Lorp.”
21 And the ‘man Elkanah, and all his house, went_up to scoffer unto J the Lorp the yearly -sacrifice, and his rvow.
22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, “JZ will rot go up until the child be_weaned, and then I -will_bring him, that he -may_appear “before / the Lorp, and there sabide for ever.
2 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, “:Do what seemeth thee good; starry until thou haye_weaned him; only Jthe Lorp testablish 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, anda bottle of wine, and brought him unto the_house_of ‘the Lorp in Shiloh: and the child was young.
2 And they slew a Xbullock, and brought «the child to Eli.
26 And she said, “Oh my -lord, as thy
B.C. about. 11)1.
w. wine, Hebd. yayin. |
w, wine, Hebd, yayin.
6. Belial, Worthless- ness, from beli, with- out, and yahal, use.
Pp. proyoca- tion, v. 6.
=God, Elohim, plural.
SAMUEL BORN.
7. Ramah, The High-
place. J. Jehovah, d, days were.
s. Samuel, Heard-of “God.
THE YEARLY SACRIFICE, i, ish. 8a. Sacrifice. 22. Luke 2. 22-24,
23. Num, 30. Ti.
SAMUEL BRouGcHtr 10 ELI. about 1165. 24. Deut. 12.
5-7.
w. Wine, Hebd. yayin.
217
B.C. about 1165.
27. 1 John 5, 4, 15,
| a. all the . days that he liveth. t. or they.
HANNAH'S SONG.
1. Phil. 4. 6. Comp.Luke 1, 46-56.
e. exulteth.
3. Jehovah,
2. Ex. 15. 11.
e. El, God, singular.
$. SONS.
6. Deut, 32. 39. Job 5. 18. Hos. 6.
1h 8. Heb. sheol, Gr, hades.
8. Ps, 113. 5- 9.
nm. needy.
J. Jehovah's.
9.1 Pet.1. 5. Jude 24. 7. lawless.
@. ish.
h. x= the heayens.
SAMUEL'S MINISTRY.
ewes minister- ing.
TI. Samuet I. 27.
soul liveth, my -lord, athat stood by thee
Jthe Lorp
27 For xthis xchild I prayed ; and J the Lorp hath_given me my ~petition which I asked of Him:
28 Therefore also £ -have_lent him to ‘the Lorp; «as long as he liveth he +shall_be_lent to 4 the Lorp.” And the worshipped ! the Lorp there.
2
¥ am the woman here, praying unto
AND Hannah prayed, and said, “My heart ¢ rejoiceth in the Lorn, Mine “horn «is_exalted in ‘the LorpD:
My mouth -is_enlarged over mine enemies ;
Because I -rejoice in Thy salva-
tion.
2 There is none holy as ) the Lorp: For there is none beside Thee : Neher is there any rock like our
3'Talk no more
proudly ;
‘Let not arrogancy come_out of your mouth :
For ! the Lorp is a e~God_of know- ledge,
And by. Him actions -are_ weighed.
4 The_bows_of the mighty_men are
broken, And they _ that _ stumbled -are_ girded_with strength.
5 They that were full -have_hired_
out_themselves for xbread ; And they that were =hungry ceased : So_that the -barren -hath_borne
so _ exceeding
seven ; And she_that_hath_many s chil- dren ‘is_waxed_feeble. 63 The Lord +killeth, and +maketh_ alive: 4He_bringeth_down to the s grave, and bringeth_up. 1The Lorp -+maketh_poor, and 4smaketh_rich : 4+He_bringeth_low, and -lifteth_u 8iHe_raiseth_up the —poor out_of the
dust,
And Hifteth ae the »-beggar from the dunghill,
To set them among princes,
And 'tto_make_them_inherit the_ throne_of glory :
For the_pillars_of the earth are ‘the Lorp's,
And He hath_ set the world upon them,
9 He will_keep the_feet_of His saints,
And the !=wicked shall_be_silent_ in xdarkness ;
For by strength shall no ‘man pre-
yail. 10 The_adversaries_of ! the Lorp shall_ be_broken_to_pieces ; Out_of/x=heaven shall_Hethunder_ upon them: 1 The Lorp shall_judge the_ends_of
the earth ;
And He shall_give strength unto His king,
And exalt the_horn_of His -anointed.”
ll And Elkanah went to xRamah to his house.
And the child w+did minis- |