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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said who [are]_you[fn] and_she/it_said I [am]_Rūt your(ms)_female_slave and_spread cloak_your over servant_your if/because [are]_a_kinsman-redeemer you.
3:9 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
OET (OET-RV) “Who are you?” he asked.
¶ “I’m your servant Ruth,” she replied, “Spread your cloak over me[fn] because you have a responsibility as our close relative.”
3:9 This was the cultural way for Ruth to request Boaz to take her as his wife.
Note 1 topic: writing-politeness
אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ & אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔
your(ms)=female_slave & servant,your
Ruth was not one of Boaz’s servants, but she referred to herself as Boaz’s servant as a polite way to express respect to Boaz. Use your language’s way of expressing humility and respect. Alternate translation: “your humble handmaid” … “your humble handmaid”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וּפָרַשְׂתָּ֤ כְנָפֶ֨ךָ֙ עַל־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔
and,spread cloak,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in servant,your
This was a cultural idiom for marriage. Alternate translation: “Please marry me”
Note 3 topic: translate-kinship
גֹאֵ֖ל
redeemer
See how you translated this term in 2:20.
3:9 your servant: Ruth deliberately identified herself with the female workers.
• Spread . . . your covering over me: This was a way of asking Boaz to marry her (cp. Ezek 16:8).
• Ruth appealed to Boaz’s status as a family redeemer (Hebrew go’el) to persuade him to marry her (see Ruth 4:5; “The Family Redeemer” Theme Note).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said who [are]_you[fn] and_she/it_said I [am]_Rūt your(ms)_female_slave and_spread cloak_your over servant_your if/because [are]_a_kinsman-redeemer you.
3:9 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
OET (OET-RV) “Who are you?” he asked.
¶ “I’m your servant Ruth,” she replied, “Spread your cloak over me[fn] because you have a responsibility as our close relative.”
3:9 This was the cultural way for Ruth to request Boaz to take her as his wife.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.