Ruth 3 · Verse 13

Ruth 3:13

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.
Ruth 3:13, King James Version

Ruth 3:13 in other translations

BSBStay here tonight, and in the morning, if he wants to redeem you, good. Let him redeem you. But if he does not want to redeem you, as surely as the LORD lives, I will. Now lie here until morning.”
WEBStay this night, and in the morning, if he will perform for you the part of a kinsman, good. Let him do the kinsman’s duty. But if he will not do the duty of a kinsman for you, then I will do the duty of a kinsman for you, as the LORD lives. Lie down until the morning.”
ASVTarry 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 Jehovah liveth: lie down until the morning.
YLTLodge to night, and it hath been in the morning, if he doth redeem thee, well: he redeemeth; and if he delight not to redeem thee, then I have redeemed thee--I; Jehovah liveth! lie down till the morning.'
DARBYStay over to-night, and it shall be in the morning, if he will redeem thee, well — let him redeem; but if he like not to redeem thee, then will I redeem thee, as Jehovah liveth. Lie down until the morning.
BBETake your rest here tonight; and in the morning, if he will do for you what it is right for a relation to do, very well, let him do so: but if he will not, then by the living Lord I myself will do so.
WebsterTarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform to 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.

What does Ruth 3:13 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 As the Lord liveth - Thus he bound himself by an oath to take her to wife if the other should refuse.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ruth 3:6-13

What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in another age or another nation. Being a judge of Israel, Boaz would tell Ruth what she should do; also whether he had the right of redemption, and what methods must be taken, and what rites used, in order to accomplishing her marriage with him or another person. The conduct of Boaz calls for the highest praise. He attempted not to take advantage of…

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Ruth 3:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לִ֣ינִי\׀Li.nistayH3885
הַלַּ֗יְלָהha.Lay.lahthis nightH3915
וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
בַבֹּ֙קֶר֙va.Bo.kerin the morningH1242
אִם\־'im-ifH518
יִגְאָלֵ֥ךְyig.'a.Lekhhe will redeem youH1350
טוֹב֙tOvgoodH2896
יִגְאָ֔לyig.'Allet him redeemH1350
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
לֹ֨אlo'notH3808
יַחְפֹּ֧ץyach.Potzhe will be willingH2654
לְגָֽאֳלֵ֛ךְle.go.'o.Lekhto redeem youH1350
וּגְאַלְתִּ֥יךְu.ge.'al.Tikhand I will redeem youH1350
אָנֹ֖כִי'a.No.khiIH595
חַי\־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehof YahwehH3068
שִׁכְבִ֖יshikh.Vilie downH7901
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
הַבֹּֽקֶר\׃ha.Bo.kerthe morningH1242

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Cross references for Ruth 3:13

  • Jeremiah 4:2

    And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

  • Ruth 4:5

    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.

  • Ruth 2:20

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

  • Deuteronomy 25:5-9

    If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her. And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother. Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her; …

  • Hebrews 6:16

    For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

  • Judges 8:19

    And he said, They were my brethren, even the sons of my mother: as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them alive, I would not slay you.

  • Matthew 22:24-27

    Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also.

  • 2 Corinthians 1:23

    Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if he will.
2:20; 4:5; De 25:5-9; Mt 22:24-27
the Lord liveth.
Jud 8:19; Jer 4:2; 2Co 1:23; Heb 6:16

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Context

  • Ruth 3:12

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

  • Ruth 3:13

    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.

  • Ruth 3:14

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

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Ruth 3:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Reposa esta noche, y cuando sea de día, si él te redimiere, bien, redímate; mas si él no te quisiere redimir, yo te redimiré, vive Jehová. Descansa pues hasta la mañana.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Passe ici la nuit; et s’il arrive que, le matin, il veuille te racheter, c’est bien! qu’il le fasse; et s’il ne lui plaît pas de te racheter, l’ Éternel est vivant que je le ferai, moi! Reste couchée jusqu’au matin.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Bleibe diese Nacht; und es soll am Morgen geschehen, wenn er dich lösen will, gut, so mag er lösen; wenn er aber keine Lust hat, dich zu lösen, so werde ich dich lösen, so wahr Jehova lebt! Liege bis zum Morgen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quiesce hac nocte: et facto mane, si te voluerit propinquitatis jure retinere, bene res acta est: sin autem ille noluerit, ego te absque ulla dubitatione suscipiam, vivit Dominus. Dormi usque mane.