Ruth 3:11

I will do to thee all that thou sayest Note Ruth 3:4 -he will tell thee what thou shalt do"; but Ruth herself suggested what Boaz was to tell. The coincidence was guided by Jehovah's good providence.

all the city, lit. gate In ancient times the gate was a place of resort for conversation and business and the administration of justice; cf. Ruth 4:1; Ruth 4:11; Genesis 23:10; Genesis 34:20; Job 29:7; Proverbs 31:23.

a virtuous woman See Ruth 2:1 n. and Proverbs 31:10. There was no unbecoming forwardness in Ruth's conduct; it is to be judged in accordance with the customs of the time.