Ruth 3
1 By Naomi's instruction.5 Ruth lies at Boaz's feet.8 Boaz acknowledges the right of a kinsman.14 He sends her away with six measures of barley. shall I not.1:9; 1Co 7:36; 1Ti 5:8,14may be.Ge 40:14; De 4:40; Ps 128:2; Jer 22:15,16 is not Boaz.2:20-23; De 25:5,6; Heb 2:11-14with whose.2:8,23he winnoweth.It is probable that the winnowing of grain was effected by taking up a portion of the corn in a sieve, and letting it down slowly in the wind; thus the grain would, by its own weight, fall in one place, while the chaff, etc., would be carried a distance by the wind. It is said here that this was done at night; probably what was threshed out in the day was winnowed in the evening, when the sea breeze set in, which was common in Palestine. anoint thee.2Sa 14:2; Ps 104:15; Ec 9:8; Mt 6:17put thy.Es 5:1; 1Ti 2:9,10 uncover his feet. or, lift up the clothes that are on hisfeet. 1Th 5:22 5 and did.Ex 20:12; Pr 1:8; Joh 2:5; 15:14 his heart.Ge 43:34; Jud 16:25; 19:6,9,22; 2Sa 13:28; Es 1:10; Ps 104:15Ec 2:24; 3:12,13; 8:15; 9:7; 10:19; 1Co 10:31; Eph 5:18went to lie.Such was the simplicity of those early times, that the most wealthy persons looked after their own affairs, both at home and in the field. These threshing-floors were covered at top to keep off the rain, but lay open on all sides, that the wind might come in freely, for winnowing the corn; which being done, it is probable they were shut up at night, with doors fitted to them, that if any one lay there he might be kept warm, and the corn be secured from robbers. turned. or, took hold on. Ruth.2:10-13; 1Sa 25:41; Lu 14:11spread therefore.Hebrew "spread thy wing;" the emblem of protection; and a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their mother from birds of prey. Even to the present day, when a Jew marries a woman, he throws the skirts of his {talith} over her, to signify that he has taken her under his protection. Eze 16:8a near kinsman. or, one that has right to redeem.12; 2:20 Blessed.2:4,20; 1Co 13:4,5at the beginning.1:8 city. Heb. gate.Pr 12:4; 31:10,29-31 there is.4:1; Mt 7:12; 1Th 4:6 if he will.2:20; 4:5; De 25:5-9; Mt 22:24-27the Lord liveth.Jud 8:19; Jer 4:2; 2Co 1:23; Heb 6:16 Let it not.Ec 7:1; Ro 12:17; 14:16; 1Co 10:32; 2Co 8:21; 1Th 5:22; 1Pe 2:12 vail. or sheet, or apron.The word {mitpachath} has been variously rendered. The LXX. translate it [ ,] an apron, and Vulgate, {pallium,} a cloak. By the circumstances of the story, it must have been of a considerable size; and accordingly Dr. Shaw thinks it was no other than the {hyke,} the finer sort of which, such as are still worn by ladies and persons of distinction among the Arabs, he takes to answer to the [ ,] or robe, of the ancient Greeks. he measured.Isa 32:8; Ga 6:10six measures.The quantity of this barley is uncertain. The Targum renders it, {shith sein,} "six {seahs."} A {seah} contained about two gallons and a half, six of which must have been a very heavy load for a woman, and so the Targumist thought, for he adds, "And she received strength from the Lord to carry it." Who art thou.Or, as the Vulgate renders, {Quid egisti filia?} "What hast thou done, my daughter?" 16 17 Sit still.Ps 37:3-5; Isa 28:16; 30:7
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