George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Ruth 3:16
What, &c. Hebrew, "Who art thou?" It was yet so dark that she did not know her. (Calmet)
What, &c. Hebrew, "Who art thou?" It was yet so dark that she did not know her. (Calmet)
WHO ART THOU, MY DAUGHTER? - In the dim twilight Ruth 3:14 her mother was not sure at first who the young woman was, who sought admittance into the house....
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...
_Who art thou_ i.e. _how art thou? how hast thou fared_? Cf. Genesis 27:18....
_Ruth Returns to Naomi Ruth 3:14-18_ 14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15...
_AND WHEN SHE CAME TO HER MOTHER IN LAW, SHE SAID, WHO ART THOU, MY DAUGHTER? AND SHE TOLD HER ALL THAT THE MAN HAD DONE TO HER._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
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...
WHO ART THOU? — We can hardly view this as a simple question as to Ruth’s identity, but rather as meaning, _how hast thou fared? _...
וַ תָּבֹוא֙ אֶל ־חֲמֹותָ֔הּ וַ תֹּ֖אמֶר מִי
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...
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, (f) Who [art] thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. (f) Believing by her returning home that he had not taken her as...
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. (17) And she said, These six measures of barley gave he me; for he said...
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 WHEN SHE CAME TO HER MOTHER IN LAW,.... To Naomi, in Bethlehem: SHE SAID, WHO ART THOU, MY DAUGHTER? it being near dusk, she could not discern her, or perhaps she put the question before she open...
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who [art] thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her. Ver. 16. _And when she came to her mother-in-law._] To whom she now m...
_Who art thou, my daughter?_ Or rather, _Is it thou, my daughter? He said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law_ There is no mention made before of Boaz thus speaking to her, but it is not unusua...
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 when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? It was an inquiry concerning the success which she had had, whether her claim had been acknowledged or otherwise. AND SHE T...
BOAZ PROMISES FAVORABLE ACTION...
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...
14-18 Ruth had done all that was fit for her to do, she must patiently wait the event. Boaz, having undertaken this matter, would be sure to manage it well. Much more reason have true believers to ca...
WHO ART THOU, MY DAUGHTER? either, first, She did not distinctly know who she was, because it was dark, and so calls her daughter only in general, as elder women call the younger. But she could as eas...
Ruth 3:16 came H935 (H8799) mother-in-law H2545 said H559 (H8799) daughter H1323 told H5046 (H8686) man...
‘ And when she came to her mother-in-law, she said, “Who are you, my daughter?” And she told her all that the man had done to her.' When she arrived home Naomi asked her, ‘Who are you my daughter?' It...
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._
_Six measures of barley._ EXACT RECKONINGS OF MERCIES 1. True virtue or grace makes persons universally good. Boaz was a gracious or virtuous man. He is good in his charity as well as in his chastit...
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 3:14. And she lay at his feet. Lit. The places of his feet. Before one could know another. Lit. Before a man could know his companion. Recognise his friend (_Lange...
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...
Ruth 3:16...
Who art thou? — This is not a question of doubting, but of wonder, as if she had said, Art thou in very deed my daughter? I can hardly believe it. How camest thou hither in this manner, and thus early...