Ruth 1

a Jdg 2:16–18

b S Ge 12:10; 2Ki 6:25; Ps 105:16; Hag 1:11

c S Ge 35:19

d Ge 47:4

e S Ge 36:35

f ver 3; Ru 2:1; 4:3

1 1:1 Traditionally judged

g ver 5; Ru 4:9

h S Ge 35:16

i Ge 35:19; 1Sa 16:18

j 1Ki 11:1; 2Ch 24:26; Ezr 9:2; Ne 13:23

k ver 14; Ru 4:13; Mt 1:5

l S ver 2

m ver 8; Ru 2:11

n S Ge 36:35

o S Ge 50:24; Ex 4:31; Jer 29:10; Zep 2:7

p Ps 132:15; Mt 6:11

q S Ge 11:31; S 38:16

r Ge 38:11

s S Ge 19:19; 2Ti 1:16

t S ver 5

u Ru 3:1

v S Ge 27:27; S 29:11

w S Ge 27:38; S Nu 25:6

x Ge 38:11; Dt 25:5

y Ge 38:11

z ver 20; Ex 1:14; 15:23; 1Sa 30:6

a S Jdg 2:15; S Job 4:5

b ver 9

c Ru 2:11; 3:1; Mic 7:6

d S Ge 31:28

e S Dt 10:20

f Dt 25:7

g S Jos 24:14

h 2Ki 2:2

i Ge 24:58

j Ps 45:10

k S Jos 24:15

l 1Sa 3:17; 14:44; 20:13; 25:22; 2Sa 3:9, 35; 2Sa 19:13; 1Ki 2:23; 19:2; 20:10; 2Ki 6:31

m 2Sa 15:21

n Ac 21:14

o S Jdg 17:7

p Mt 21:10

q S Ge 15:1; S 17:1; Ps 91:1

r S ver 13

s Job 1:21

2 1:20 Naomi means pleasant.

3 1:20 Mara means bitter.

4 1:20 Hebrew Shaddai; also in verse 21

t Job 30:11; Ps 88:7; Isa 53:4

u Ru 2:2, 6, 21; 4:5, 10

5 1:21 Or has testified against

v S Ge 11:31

w S Ex 9:31; S Lev 19:9

x 2Sa 21:9

Ruth 2

a Ru 3:2; Pr 7:4

b 1Sa 9:1; 1Ki 11:28

c S Ru 1:2

d Ru 4:21; 1Ch 2:12; Mt 1:5; Lk 3:32

e S Ru 1:22

f S Lev 19:9; S 23:22

g S Ge 6:8; S 18:3

h ver 14; 2Ki 4:18; Jer 9:22; Am 9:13

i ver 1

j S Jdg 6:12; Lk 1:28; 2Th 3:16

k S Ge 28:3; S Nu 6:24

l S Ru 1:22

m S Ge 37:7; S Lev 19:9

n 2Sa 4:5

o S Ge 19:1; S 1Sa 20:41

p ver 19; Ps 41:1

q S Ge 31:15; S Dt 15:3

r S Ru 1:14

s S Ru 1:5

t Isa 55:5

u Ru 1:16–17

v 1Sa 24:19; 26:23, 25; Ps 18:20; Pr 25:22; Jer 31:16

w S Jos 24:15

x Ps 17:8; 36:7; 57:1; 61:4; 63:7; 91:4

y Ps 71:1

z S Ge 18:3

a S Ge 3:19

b S ver 3

c S Lev 23:14

d ver 18

e S Ge 37:7; S Lev 19:9

f S Ge 37:10

g S Jdg 6:11

h S Lev 19:36

i ver 14

1 2:17 That is, probably about 30 pounds or about 13 kilograms

j S ver 10

k S Jdg 17:2; S 1Sa 23:21

l S Ge 11:31

m S Ge 19:19

n S Lev 25:25

o Ru 3:9, 12; 4:1, 14

p S Ru 1:22

2 2:20 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25–55).

q S Ex 9:31

r S Ge 30:14; S 1Sa 6:13

Ruth 3

a Ru 1:14

b Ru 1:9

c S Ru 2:1

1 3:1 Hebrew find rest (see 1:9)

d S Lev 2:14; S Nu 18:27; S Jdg 6:11

e 2Sa 12:20; 2Ki 5:10; Ps 26:6; 51:2; Isa 1:16; Jer 4:14; Eze 16:9

f 2Sa 14:2; Isa 61:3

g S Ge 41:14

h S Ex 32:6; S Ecc 2:3; S Jer 15:17

i Eph 6:1; Col 3:20

j S Nu 18:27

k Jdg 19:6, 9, 22; 1Sa 25:36; 2Sa 13:28; 1Ki 21:7; Est 1:10

l 2Ch 31:6; SS 7:2; Jer 50:26; Hag 2:16

m Eze 16:8

n S Ru 2:20

o S Jdg 17:2

2 3:9 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25–55); also in verses 12 and 13.

p S Jos 2:12

q Pr 12:4; 14:1; 31:10

r S Ru 2:20

s Ru 4:1

t Dt 25:5; Ru 4:5; Mt 22:24

u S Nu 14:21; Hos 4:15

v Ru 4:6

w S Nu 18:27

x Ro 14:16; 2Co 8:21

y Isa 3:22

3 3:15 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac she

z Ps 37:3–5

Ruth 4

a S Ge 18:1; S 23:10

b S Ru 2:20

c Ru 3:12

d S Ex 3:16

1 4:1 The Hebrew word for guardian-redeemer is a legal term for one who has the obligation to redeem a relative in serious difficulty (see Lev. 25:25–55); also in verses 3, 6, 8 and 14.

e S Dt 25:7

f S Lev 25:25; S Ru 1:2

g S Lev 25:25; Jer 32:7–8

h S Ru 1:22

2 4:4 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts he

i S Ge 38:8; S Ru 3:13

j Lev 25:25; Ru 3:13

3 4:5 Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew (see also Septuagint) Naomi and from Ruth the Moabite, you acquire the

k S Dt 25:7

l S Lev 25:24

m ver 8

n Isa 8:1–2, 16, 20

o Dt 25:7–9

p Dt 25:9

q Isa 8:2; Jer 32:10, 44

r S Ru 1:22

s S Dt 25:5

t S Dt 25:6

u S Jos 24:22

v S Ge 23:10

w S Dt 25:9

x S Ge 4:19; S 29:16

y S Ge 35:16

z Ru 1:19

a S Ge 38:29

b Ge 38:6, 24

c S Ge 8:1; S 29:31

d S Ge 29:32; S 30:6; Lk 1:57

e Lk 1:58

f S Ge 24:27

g S Ru 2:20

h S Ge 11:31

i 1Sa 1:8; 2:5; Job 1:2

j ver 22; 1Sa 16:1, 18; 17:12, 17, 58; 1Ch 2:12, 13; Ps 72:20

k 1Sa 16:13; 1Ch 2:15

l S Ge 38:29

m Nu 26:21

n S Ex 6:23

o S Nu 7:12

p S Ru 2:1

4 4:20 A few Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also verse 21 and Septuagint of 1 Chron. 2:11); most Hebrew manuscripts Salma