Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Ruth 3:9
Spread thy skirt ... - The phrase indicates receiving and acknowledging her as a wife.
Spread thy skirt ... - The phrase indicates receiving and acknowledging her as a wife.
Verse Ruth 3:9. _SPREAD THEREFORE THY SKIRT OVER THINE HAND MAID_] Hebrew, _Spread thy wing_. The _wing_ is the emblem of protection, and is a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under...
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...
THY SKIRT. wing (with Septuagint and Vulgate) Other codices, with two early printed editions, read "wings". "Wing" put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause) for protective care. App-6....
_spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid_ This symbolic act denoted that the kinsman claimed the widow as his wife. Cf. Ezekiel 16:8. The custom prevailed among the early Arabs; a good illustrati...
SPREAD, THEREFORE, THY SKIRT OVER THINE HANDMAID— See chap. Ruth 2:12. In the Hebrew it is, _spread thy wing._ It is a proverbial manner of speaking, signifying in general, _take me under thy protecti...
_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 HE SAID, WHO ART THOU? AND SHE ANSWERED, I AM RUTH THINE HANDMAID: SPREAD THEREFORE THY SKIRT OVER THINE HANDMAID; FOR THOU ART A NEAR KINSMAN._ SPREAD THEREFORE THY SKIRT OVER THINE HANDMAID; BE...
3:9 skirt (e-17) Lit. 'wing,' as Exodus 19:4 ; Psalms 36:7 ....
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...
SKIRT. — Literally _wing;_ Heb. _canaph,_ as in Ruth 2:12. The Targum treats this as in itself the claim to espousal on her part. The metaphor may be illustrated from Ezekiel 16:8, and more generally...
וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר מִי ־אָ֑תּ וַ תֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙
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...
Kinsman. Hebrew, "a redeemer;" (Calmet) one bound to defend and to espouse a brother's widow, if others more nearly akin refuse. (Haydock) --- Ruth modestly admonishes him of this duty, and begs that...
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 HE SAID, WHO ART THOU?.... He spoke quick and short, as one displeased, or however surprised and frightened, just coming out of sleep, and in the night: AND SHE ANSWERED, I AM RUTH THINE HANDMAID...
And he said, Who [art] thou? And she answered, I [am] Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman. Ver. 9. _Spread therefore thy skirt._] Tostat...
_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 he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth, thine handmaid; spread, therefore, thy skirt over thine handmaid, a proverbial expression by which she reminded him of the duty of marriage, in...
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...
A NEAR KINSMAN: Or, one that hath right to redeem...
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...
SPREAD THY SKIRT OVER THINE HAND-MAID, i.e. take me to be thy wife, and perform the duty of an husband to me. This phrase is used in this sense DEUTERONOMY 22:30, DEUTERONOMY 27:20 EZEKIEL 16:8. Eithe...
Ruth 3:9 said H559 (H8799) answered H559 (H8799) Ruth H7327 maidservant H519 Take H6566 (H8804) maidservant...
‘ And he said, “Who are you?” And she answered, “I am Ruth your handmaid. Spread therefore the edge of your robe over your handmaid, for you are a near kinsman.” So he asked, quite startled, ‘Who are...
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. ⇐...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:9 RUTH, YOUR SERVANT. A maidservant was considered a full member of an Israelite household (e.g., Exodus 20:10) and could give birth to an heir (see...
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...
1 Samuel 25:41; Ezekiel 16:8; Luke 14:11; Ruth 2:10; Ruth 2:20;...
Spread thy Skirt — That is, take me to be thy wife, and perform the duty of an husband to me....