The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:13
Boaz's mind still runs on the lines of a kinsman's duty. There was hence something that might be thrust in between the desires of his heart and the object toward whom they trembled. read more
Ruth 3:1-15 Esv
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:14
And she lay at the place of his feet until morning: and she arose ere yet a man could distinguish his neighbor. In the original it is " the places of his feet" (see Ruth 3:4 ). Time would rapidly fly past. Sleep there would be none to either the one or the other. In mutual modesty they guarded each other's honor. Thoughts and feelings, narratives and projects, would be freely interchanged. Their mutual understanding would become complete. At length there began to be the first faint tinge... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:14
Boaz was desirous to guard the fair name and fame of Ruth, as well as to keep untarnished his own unsullied reputation. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:15
And he said, Allow me the wrapper which is upon thee, and hold on by it; and she held on by it; and he measured six measures of barley; and he put it on her, and went to the city. The expression "Allow me," literally, "Give (me)," was a current phrase of courtesy. The verb employed— יָהַב —was common Semitic property, ere yet the mother-tongue was subdivided into Hebrew, Syriac, Chaldee, Arabic. The wrapper which is upon thee. The word for wrapper occurs nowhere else except in ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:15
He wished that Naomi might have some tangible evidence of his satisfaction. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:15-17
Generosity. Boaz was "a mighty man of wealth," and Naomi and Ruth were poor, widowed, friendless, and comparatively strangers. All through the narrative Boaz appears as thoughtful, liberal, unselfish, honorable, munificent. He is an example to those whom Providence has endowed with wealth. I. WEALTH IS GIVEN TO THE RICH not for their own sake only, but FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS . Men are not the owners, but the stewards, of their possessions. How imperfectly this... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 3:2
Behold, he winnoweth barley ... - The simple manners of Boaz and his times are here before us. This “mighty man of wealth” assists personally in the winnowing of his barley, which lies in a great heap on the floor Ruth 3:15, and sleeps in the open threshing-floor to protect his grain from depredation.Tonight - For the sake of the breeze which springs up at sunset, and greatly facilitates the “cleansing” (separation) of the grain tossed up across the wind. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ruth 3:4
Uncover his feet - Rather, “the place of his feet;” the foot of his bed, as we should say. So also Ruth 3:7-8. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 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. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Ruth 3:13
Abide here tonight; and it shall come to pass in the morning, if he will act to thee the part of a kinsman, well; he shall act the kinsman's part: and if it please him not to act to thee the kinsman's part, then sure as Yahveh is alive, I will act to thee the kinsman's part. Lie still till the morning. Love is quick-witted. Boaz's plan of operations would formulate itself on the spur of the moment; but the remainder of the night would doubtless be spent in maturing the details of procedure.... read more