From fa87c87e0b064344e4c5c1010d2f445313d5cf2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SusanQuigley Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 21:35:36 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'rut/04/11.md' --- rut/04/11.md | 19 ++++--------------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/rut/04/11.md b/rut/04/11.md index 5aced3fcfa..ff9e6a109b 100644 --- a/rut/04/11.md +++ b/rut/04/11.md @@ -1,20 +1,9 @@ -# people who were in the gate +# All the people who were in the gate -"people who were meeting together near the gate" +"All the people who were at the gate" -# come into your house +# the two who built up the house of Israel -This has literal and figurative meaning. As Ruth marries Boaz, she will move into his house. House can also refer to becoming part of Boaz's family by being his wife. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) +"the two women who bore many children who became the nation of Israel" -# like Rachel and Leah - -These were the two wives of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel. - -# built up the house of Israel - -"bore many children who became the nation of Israel" - -# may you prosper in Ephrathah - -Ephrathah is the name of the clan to which Boaz belonged in Bethlehem.