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Verse Ruth 3:8. _THE MAN WAS AFRAID, AND TURNED HIMSELF_] The verb
ילפת _yillapheth_, which we render he _turned himself_, has
puzzled even the Targumist, who translates the clause thus: "The man
tre...
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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....
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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 ...
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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...
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_and turned himself_ A reflexive from of the verb, which means -to
grasp with a twisting motion"; the verb occurs again only in Judges
16:29 (-took hold of"), Job 6:18 (-are turned aside" mg.)....
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_Ruth Speaks to Boaz Ruth 3:6-13_
6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her
mother-in-law bade her.
7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went
to...
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_AND SHE SAID UNTO HER, ALL THAT THOU SAYEST UNTO ME I WILL DO._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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...
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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...
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WAS AFRAID. — Was startled. See the use of the word in Genesis
27:33.
TURNED. — Literally, _bent himself._ (Comp. Judges 16:29.) He wakes
with a start, and in turning sees a woman at his feet....
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וַ יְהִי֙ בַּ חֲצִ֣י הַ לַּ֔יְלָה וַ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Troubled. Hebrew may be rendered, "and turned himself, or felt," &c.
(Calmet) --- He perceived something at his feet, when he awoke, and
was in consternation, particularly when he perceived, through...
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And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned
himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet. (9) And he said, Who
art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread th...
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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...
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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...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS AT MIDNIGHT,.... So long Boaz slept without
knowledge of any person being at his feet, and so long Ruth had lain
there; but awaking, and perceiving something at his feet, which
pre...
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_And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned
himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet._
Ver. 8. _That the man was afraid._] _Timor est constrictio cordis ex
sensu mali i...
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_At midnight_ He did not discover her sooner; _the man was afraid_
Feeling something unusual at his feet. _Behold a woman lay at his
feet_ He perceived by her clothes, and, when she spake, by her voic...
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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...
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And it came to pass at midnight, when the first phase of deepest
slumber was past, THAT THE MAN WAS AFRAID, startled out of his sleep,
perhaps by having his foot come in contact with the person of Rut...
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RUTH LAYS THE MATTER OF REDEMPTION BEFORE BOAZ...
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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...
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TURNED:
Or, took hold on...
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6-13 What in one age or nation would be improper, is not always so in
another age or another nation. Being a judge of Israel, Boaz would
tell Ruth what she should do; also whether he had the right of...
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AT MIDNIGHT; he did not discover her sooner, though she did not
uncover his feet, being it seems in a deep sleep, as is usual after
feasts, and she doing no more that her mother commanded her, and usi...
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‘ And it came about at midnight, that the man was fearful, and
turned himself, and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.'
By this time it would be quite dark, and thus when Boaz awoke, and was
conscious...
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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...
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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...
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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._
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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.
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CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 3:7. AND WHEN BOAZ. Illustrates
the simplicity of ancient patriarchal times and manners (_Lange_). The
owners of the crops came every night and slept upon their th...
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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...
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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...
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Genesis 27:33; Job 6:18; Judges 16:29...
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At midnight — He did not discover her sooner....