The Meaning of Ruth 2:13 Explained

Ruth 2:13

KJV: 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 handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

YLT: And she saith, 'Let me find grace in thine eyes, my lord, because thou hast comforted me, and because thou hast spoken unto the heart of thy maid-servant, and I -- I am not as one of thy maid-servants.'

Darby: And she said, Let me find favour in thine eyes, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly to thy handmaid, though I am not like one of thy handmaidens.

ASV: Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ruth 2:13?

MEANING: What does Ruth 2:13 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ruth 2:13 mean?

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What is the context of Ruth 2:13?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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 handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

What does Ruth 2:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Ruth 2:1-13 - Gleaning After The Reapers

In great desolation of soul, Naomi had returned. She was no longer the happy woman of earlier days. Ruth also must sometimes have experienced the depression of homesickness which often steals over the heart of the stranger. But the two women found solace where sad hearts will always find it, first in God and then in ministry to each other, 2 Corinthians 1:4; 2 Corinthians 7:6. In fact, Ruth's devotion to her mother became the common talk of the village, Ruth 2:11.

Notice the beautiful old-time salutations between the employer and his employees. The omission of these courteous greetings is one of the mistakes of our modern civilization. We live in a time when the relations between master and servant, between mistress and maid, are strangely altered, being largely financial and selfish. Each tries to get as much as possible out of the other, and thus the personal touch is absent. Is it to be wondered at that the human machine runs hard and sometimes breaks down? But Boaz was clearly a good man. He had won the respect of the whole neighborhood, and his tender words to the young stranger, saluting her as a nestling under the wings of Jehovah, indicated that he dwelled "in the secret place of the Most High." [source]

Chapter Summary: Ruth 2

¹ Ruth gleans in the field of Boaz
⁴ Boaz takes notice of her
⁸ and shows her great favor
¹⁸ That which she got, she carries to Naomi

What do the individual words in Ruth 2:13 mean?

And she said let me find favor in your sight my lord for you have comforted me and have spoken to kindly your maidservant and though I not am like one of your servant girls

וַ֠תֹּאמֶר אֶמְצָא־ חֵ֨ן בְּעֵינֶ֤יךָ אֲדֹנִי֙ כִּ֣י נִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִי וְכִ֥י דִבַּ֖רְתָּ עַל־ לֵ֣ב שִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָ וְאָנֹכִי֙ לֹ֣א אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה כְּאַחַ֖ת שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ

וַ֠תֹּאמֶר	And she said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֶמְצָא־	let me find
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
חֵ֨ן	favor
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: חֵן Sense: favour, grace, charm.
בְּעֵינֶ֤יךָ	in your sight
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
אֲדֹנִי֙	my lord
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אָדֹון Sense: firm, strong, lord, master.
נִֽחַמְתָּ֔נִי	you have comforted me
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: נָחַם Sense: to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted.
דִבַּ֖רְתָּ	have spoken
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: דָּבַר Sense: to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing.
לֵ֣ב	kindly
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
שִׁפְחָתֶ֑ךָ	your maidservant
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: שִׁפְחָה Sense: maid, maid-servant, slavegirl.
וְאָנֹכִי֙	and though I
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אָנׄכִי Sense: I (first pers.
כְּאַחַ֖ת	like one
Parse: Preposition-k, Number, feminine singular construct Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
שִׁפְחֹתֶֽיךָ	of your servant girls
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: שִׁפְחָה Sense: maid, maid-servant, slavegirl.

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