Ruth 2:11–12
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2:11Boaz replied to her,47 “I have been given a full report of48 all that you have done for your mother-in-law following the death of your husband—how you left49 your father and your mother, as well as your homeland, and came to live among people you did not know previously.502:12May the Lord reward your efforts!51 May your acts of kindness be repaid fully52 by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection!”53
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- 47 Heb “answered and said to her” (so ). For stylistic reasons this has been translated as “replied to her.”
- 48 Heb “it has been fully reported to me.” The infinitive absolute here emphasizes the following finite verb from the same root. Here it emphasizes either the clarity of the report or its completeness. See R. L. Hubbard, Jr., Ruth (), , n. 6. Most English versions tend toward the nuance of completeness (e.g., “fully been shewed”; “a complete account”; , “All that you have done”).
- 49 The vav (ו) consecutive construction here has a specifying function. This and the following clause elaborate on the preceding general statement and explain more specifically what she did for her mother-in-law.
- 50 Heb “yesterday and the third day.” This Hebrew idiom means “previously, in the past” (Exod 5:7, 8, 14; Exod 21:29, 36; Deut 4:42; 19:4, 6; Josh 3:4; 1 Sam 21:5; 2 Sam 3:17; 1 Chr 11:2).
- 51 Heb “repay your work”; , “recompense thy work.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the jussive form in the next clause).
- 52 Heb “may your wages be complete”; “May your wages be paid in full.” The prefixed verbal form is a distinct jussive form, indicating that this is a prayer for blessing.
- 53 Heb “under whose wings you have sought shelter”; , “have come to take refuge.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
But Boaz answered her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband has been fully told to me, and how you left your father and mother and your native land and came to a people that you did not know before. The Lord repay you for what you have done, and a full reward be given you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge!”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Boaz replied, “I’ve been told all about what you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband—how you left your father and mother and your homeland and came to live with a people you did not know before. May the Lord repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Boaz answered her, “Everything you have done for your mother-in-law since your husband’s death has been fully reported to me: how you left your father and mother and your native land, and how you came to a people you didn’t previously know. May the Lord reward you for what you have done, and may you receive a full reward from the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers. May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And Boaz answered and said to her, “All that you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband was fully told to me. How you left your father and mother and the land of your birth, and you went to a people that you did not know before. May Yahweh reward your work and may a full reward be given to you from Yahweh, the God of Israel, under whose wings you came to take refuge.”
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KJV 1900King James Version
And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother 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 heretofore. The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.
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