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Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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.

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See also Ruth 3:2 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ruth 3:2. _HE WINNOWETH BARLEY TONIGHT_] It is very likely that the winnowing of grain was effected by taking up, in a broad thin vessel or sieve, a portion of the corn, and letting it down slo...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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 ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HE WINNOWETH. This was, and is to-day, the master's work. His servants plowed, sowed, and reaped....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _our kinsman_ See on Ruth 2:1, a different word from _near kinsman_(_go'el_) in Ruth 3:9. His relationship to Elimelech, and the friendly disposition which he had shewn, led Naomi to think of Boaz in...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    BEHOLD, HE WINNOWETH BARLEY— It is plain from the 7th verse, that this was a season of feasting, and that a kind of feast was given upon a completion of the harvest. The Chaldee paraphrase upon the 7t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Naomi Instructs Ruth 3:1-5_ 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? 2 And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose ma...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND NOW IS NOT BOAZ OF OUR KINDRED, WITH WHOSE MAIDENS THOU WAST? BEHOLD, HE WINNOWETH BARLEY TO NIGHT IN THE THRESHINGFLOOR._ He winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. The winnowing proc...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וְ עַתָּ֗ה הֲ לֹ֥א בֹ֨עַז֙ מֹֽדַעְתָּ֔נוּ אֲש

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Night. In Palestine, and other maritime countries, a breeze generally arises from the sea in the evening. It was then that Booz seized the opportunity of winnowing his barley; so that, at an early hou...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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? (2) And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND NOW IS NOT BOAZ OF OUR KINDRED, WITH WHOSE MAIDENS THOU WAST?.... He was, and her question supposes and concludes it, and which she observes, that Ruth might take notice of it, and encouragement f...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. Ver. 2. _Behold, he winnoweth barley tonight._] By night they winnowed,...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Shall I not seek rest for thee?_ A settlement in a house of thy own, and thereby rest in comfort and safety, under the care of a good husband. _He winnoweth barley to-night_ This, it is probable, was...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And now, so Naomi continues, IS NOT BOAZ OF OUR KINDRED, WITH WHOSE MAIDENS THOU WAST? It was in favor of Naomi's scheme that Boaz had not slighted her on account of her nationality, but placed her on...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    RUTH LAYS THE MATTER OF REDEMPTION BEFORE BOAZ...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-5 The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life. Therefore it should be engaged in with great seriou...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Which was in a place covered at the top, but open elsewhere, whither Ruth might easily come. And this work of winnowing corn was usually begun or ended with a feast, as may be gathered both from RUTH...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ruth 3:2 Boaz H1162 women H5291 relative H4130 winnowing H2219 (H8802) barley H8184 tonight H3915 floor H1637...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “ And now is not Boaz our kinsman, with whose maidens you were? See, he winnows barley tonight in the threshing-floor.” She reminds Ruth that the man who had been so kind to her was in fact their kins...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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._

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:2 WINNOWING... TONIGHT. The winnowing took place during the breezes that begin after sundown (see note on 2:17–18). The THRESHING FLOOR would have been east of the city so th

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.—THEN [and] NAOMI … SAID. The plan had matured itself slowly in her mind during the harvest season, now comes the proposal. Boaz, by his kindness and attention to Ruth, h...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Deuteronomy 25:5; Deuteronomy 25:6; Hebrews 2:11; Ruth 2:20; Ruth 2:23

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Threshing — floor — Which was in a place covered at the top, but open elsewhere, whither Ruth might easily come. And this work of winnowing corn was usually ended with a feast....

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