Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If you would wait till they were grown up, and come to man's estate, you would be old women before you marry. Do not so, my daughters, I beseech you: for I am grieved the more for your distress, and the hand of the Lord is gone out against me. tarry [heb] hope Deuteronomy 2:15 For his hand was against them, that they should perish from the midst of the camp. Judges 2:15 But whithersoever they meant to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, as he had said, and as he had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed. 1 Samuel 5:11 They sent therefore, and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines: and they said: Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return into its own place, and not kill us and our people. Job 19:21 Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me. Psalm 32:4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened. Psalm 38:2 For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me. Psalm 39:9,10 I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it. . . . Context Ruth's Loyalty to Naomi…12Return again, my daughters, and go your ways: for I am now spent with age, and not fit for wedlock. Although I might conceive this night, and bear children, 13If you would wait till they were grown up, and come to man's estate, you would be old women before you marry. Do not so, my daughters, I beseech you: for I am grieved the more for your distress, and the hand of the Lord is gone out against me.14And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep again: Orpha kissed her mother in law, and returned: Ruth stuck close to her mother in law.… Cross References Genesis 38:11 Wherefore Juda said to Thamar his daughter-in-law: Remain a widow in thy father's house, till Sela my son grow up: for he was afraid lest he also might die, as his brethren did. She went her way, and dwelt in her father's house. Judges 2:15 But whithersoever they meant to go, the hand of the Lord was upon them, as he had said, and as he had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed. Ruth 1:12 Return again, my daughters, and go your ways: for I am now spent with age, and not fit for wedlock. Although I might conceive this night, and bear children, Ruth 1:14 And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep again: Orpha kissed her mother in law, and returned: Ruth stuck close to her mother in law. Job 19:21 Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me. Psalm 32:4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: I am turned in my anguish, whilst the thorn is fastened. Lexicon would you waitתְּשַׂבֵּ֗רְנָה (tə·śab·bê·rə·nāh) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 7663: To scrutinize, to expect for them הֲלָהֵ֣ן ׀ (hă·lā·hên) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3860: Popularly for, if, therefore to עַ֚ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while grow up? יִגְדָּ֔לוּ (yiḡ·dā·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1431: To grow up, become great Would you refrain תֵּֽעָגֵ֔נָה (tê·‘ā·ḡê·nāh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 5702: To shut oneself in or off from לְבִלְתִּ֖י (lə·ḇil·tî) Preposition-l Strong's Hebrew 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until having הֱי֣וֹת (hĕ·yō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be husbands? לְאִ֑ישׁ (lə·’îš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person No, אַ֣ל (’al) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 408: Not my daughters, בְּנֹתַ֗י (bə·nō·ṯay) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1323: A daughter it grieves מַר־ (mar-) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4843: To be, bitter me לִ֤י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew very much מְאֹד֙ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily for מִכֶּ֔ם (mik·kem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of your sakes that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction the hand יַד־ (yaḏ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand of the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel has gone out יָצְאָ֥ה (yā·ṣə·’āh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim against me.” בִ֖י (ḇî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew Additional Translations would you wait for them to grow up? Would you refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, it grieves me very much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.”Would you tarry for them till they were grown? would you stay for them from having husbands? no, my daughters; for it grieves me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me. would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me. would ye wait for them till they should be grown? or would ye refrain from being married for their sakes? Not so, my daughters; for I am grieved for you, that the hand of the Lord has gone forth against me. would ye wait on that account till they were grown? Would ye stay on that account from having husbands? No, my daughters, for I am in much more bitterness than you; for the hand of Jehovah is gone out against me. would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of the LORD is gone forth against me. Would ye wait for them till they should be grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes, that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me. would you then wait until they were grown? Would you then refrain from having husbands? No, my daughters, for it grieves me much for your sakes, for the hand of Yahweh has gone out against me." for them do ye wait till that they grow up? for them do ye shut yourselves up, not to be to a husband? nay, my daughters, for more bitter to me than to you, for the hand of Jehovah hath gone out against me.' 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