Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Ruth 3:8
Turned himself - Rather, “bent forward,” so as to feel what it was which was at his feet. The same word is translated “took hold of,” in Judges 16:29.
Turned himself - Rather, “bent forward,” so as to feel what it was which was at his feet. The same word is translated “took hold of,” in Judges 16:29.
Verse Ruth 3:8. _THE MAN WAS AFRAID, AND TURNED HIMSELF_] The verb ילפת _yillapheth_, which we render he _turned himself_, has puzzled even the Targumist, who translates the clause thus: "The man tre...
CHAPTER 3 AT THE FEET OF BOAZ _ 1. Naomi instructs Ruth (Ruth 3:1)_ 2. At his feet (Ruth 3:6) 3. The discovery (Ruth 3:8) 4. The six measures of barley ...
RUTH 3. BOAZ AS A GOË L. Elimelech and his two sons were dead. Would any member of the family have enough right and proper feeling to save his name from extinction? The nearest relative was in this ca...
_and turned himself_ A reflexive from of the verb, which means -to grasp with a twisting motion"; the verb occurs again only in Judges 16:29 (-took hold of"), Job 6:18 (-are turned aside" mg.)....
_Ruth Speaks to Boaz Ruth 3:6-13_ 6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother-in-law bade her. 7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to...
_AND SHE SAID UNTO HER, ALL THAT THOU SAYEST UNTO ME I WILL DO._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE APPEAL TO BOAZ 1. Marriages are always arranged by the parents in Eastern lands; here, of course, the mother-in-law must intervene. 2-7. Grain is winnowed in the evening, to avoid the heat of the...
THERE IS A *REDEEMER BOOK OF RUTH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are notes on the Bible text. CHAPTER 3 V1 Naomi, Ruth’s husband’s mother, said to her, ‘My daughter, I am looking for a hom...
WAS AFRAID. — Was startled. See the use of the word in Genesis 27:33. TURNED. — Literally, _bent himself._ (Comp. Judges 16:29.) He wakes with a start, and in turning sees a woman at his feet....
וַ יְהִי֙ בַּ חֲצִ֣י הַ לַּ֔יְלָה וַ
THE HAZARDOUS PLAN Ruth 3:1 HOPE came to Naomi when Ruth returned with the ephah of barley and her story of the rich man's hearty greeting. God was remembering His handmaiden; He had not shut up His...
THE PART OF A KINSMAN Ruth 3:1 According to the old Hebrew law, Ruth was already married to Boaz, on the supposition that he was next of kin. Naomi apparently had no knowledge of a nearer kinsman tha...
Necessarily, gleaning as a means of livelihood can last only through harvest time. Consequently, Naomi was anxious about the future, especially Ruth's future. As the outcome of this anxiety we have th...
_Troubled. Hebrew may be rendered, "and turned himself, or felt," &c. (Calmet) --- He perceived something at his feet, when he awoke, and was in consternation, particularly when he perceived, through...
And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. (9) And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread th...
FROM: LECTURES INTRODUCTORY TO THE EARLIER HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. W. Kelly. That the book of Ruth stands most fitly in the place where it is actually found must have been felt by the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The Book of Ruth tells us also of the days of the judges, when there was no king in Israel; but it shews us the fair side of those days, in the o...
AND IT CAME TO PASS AT MIDNIGHT,.... So long Boaz slept without knowledge of any person being at his feet, and so long Ruth had lain there; but awaking, and perceiving something at his feet, which pre...
_And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet._ Ver. 8. _That the man was afraid._] _Timor est constrictio cordis ex sensu mali i...
_At midnight_ He did not discover her sooner; _the man was afraid_ Feeling something unusual at his feet. _Behold a woman lay at his feet_ He perceived by her clothes, and, when she spake, by her voic...
1 By Naomi her instruction, 5 Ruth lieth at Boaz his feete. 8 Boaz acknowledgeth the right of a kinseman. 14 He sendeth her away with sixe measures of barley. 1 THEN Naomi her mother in law said v...
And it came to pass at midnight, when the first phase of deepest slumber was past, THAT THE MAN WAS AFRAID, startled out of his sleep, perhaps by having his foot come in contact with the person of Rut...
RUTH LAYS THE MATTER OF REDEMPTION BEFORE BOAZ...
RUTH CLAIMING THE PROTECTION OFBOAZ (vv. 1-18) The time had now come for Naomi to give pertinent advice to Ruth.She seeks security (or "rest") for her daughter-in-law, reminding her that Boaz is the...
TURNED: Or, took hold on...
6-13 What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in another age or another nation. Being a judge of Israel, Boaz would tell Ruth what she should do; also whether he had the right of...
AT MIDNIGHT; he did not discover her sooner, though she did not uncover his feet, being it seems in a deep sleep, as is usual after feasts, and she doing no more that her mother commanded her, and usi...
Ruth 3:8 midnight H2677 H3915 man H376 startled H2729 (H8799) turned H3943 (H8735) woman H802 lying...
‘ And it came about at midnight, that the man was fearful, and turned himself, and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.' By this time it would be quite dark, and thus when Boaz awoke, and was conscious...
RUTH 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more than...
CONTENTS: Ruth rests at the feet of Boaz. CHARACTERS: God, Ruth, Boaz, Naomi. CONCLUSION: The married state should be a state of rest, when wandering affections are fixed in one who is fit, both tem...
Ruth 3:3. _Anoint thee._ Oil was used on many occasions because it gave a lustre to the countenance. Psalms 104:15; Matthew 6:10. Ruth 3:4. _Mark the place._
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:1 Scene 3: Ruth, at the Threshing Floor, Asks Boaz to Marry Her. This is the second crucial encounter between Ruth and Boaz. ⇐...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 3:7. AND WHEN BOAZ. Illustrates the simplicity of ancient patriarchal times and manners (_Lange_). The owners of the crops came every night and slept upon their th...
EXPOSITION RUTH 3:1 AND NAOMI, HER MOTHER-IN-LAW, SAID TO HER, MY DAUGHTER, SHALL NOT I SEEK OUT FOR THEE A REST, THAT IT MAY BE WELL WITH THEE? When Ruth had nothing more to do on the harvest-fields...
Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee? And now is not Boaz of our family, with whose maidens you have been working? Beh...
Genesis 27:33; Job 6:18; Judges 16:29...
At midnight — He did not discover her sooner....