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Ruth 3:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Ruth 3:18

Verse 18 of 18

Scripture focus

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.

Ruth 3:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ruth 3:18

Theological / Devotional

Sit still. Or, “wait” (RSV). Ruth had done all she could; the kinsman, Boaz, must make the legal arrangements for their marriage. The law was not so much concerned with the personal desires of the woman, it would seem, as with those of the near kinsman. All he needed do was to establish his rights to the satisfaction of the jury of citizens that he would be able to gather at the city gate.

How the matter will fall. Or, “how the matter turns out” (RSV). To wait patiently for an important issue to be resolved is never easy, particularly when there is nothing a person can do to influence the decision, except to pray about it. This, we may presume, Ruth did (see ch. 1:16).

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