Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Ruth 3:15
vail. mantle or cloak, worn by all peasants; only the town-women veiling the face. Compare Isaiah 3:23.
she went -he went. The verb is masculine. Some codices, with Syriac and Vulgate, read "she".
vail. mantle or cloak, worn by all peasants; only the town-women veiling the face. Compare Isaiah 3:23.
she went -he went. The verb is masculine. Some codices, with Syriac and Vulgate, read "she".
Verse Ruth 3:15. _BRING THE VEIL_] המט פחת _hammit pachath_; this seems to have been a cloak, plaid, or what the Arabs call _hayk_, which has been largely explained elsewhere. See Judges 14:12. _SIX...
THE VAIL - Quite a different word from that rendered “vail,” in Genesis 38:14. It seems rather to mean a kind of loose cloak, worn over the ordinary dress (see the margin). SIX MEASURES - i. e. six se...
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...
_the mantle_ Only again in Isaiah 3:22; apparently a large wrap worn over the ordinary clothes. _six_measures _of barley_ The measure to be supplied is uncertain: six _seahs_=two ephahs (i.e. bushels)...
BRING THE VAIL—AND HOLD IT— Respecting the _vail,_ see Exodus 12:34. The Chaldee paraphrase adds these words to the present verse: "Strength was given her from the Lord to bear it; and immediately it...
_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...
_ALSO HE SAID, BRING THE VAIL THAT THOU HAST UPON THEE, AND HOLD IT. AND WHEN SHE HELD IT, HE MEASURED SIX MEASURES OF BARLEY, AND LAID IT ON HER: AND SHE WENT INTO THE CITY._ Bring the veil that tho...
3:15 went (a-33) Some read 'she went.'...
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...
VAIL — Rather a _mantle,_ so in Isaiah 3:22. SHE WENT. — This should be, if we follow the current Hebrew text, _he went._ The verb is masculine (_yabho_)_,_ and the distinction is shewn in the Targum,...
וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר הָ֠בִי הַ מִּטְפַּ֧חַת אֲשֶׁר ־עָ
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...
Mantle. The Syrian and Arabian ladies cover themselves all over with a large white veil, or piece of cloth, which has no hole", so that Ruth might conveniently carry the barley in it. --- Measures is...
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) Also he said, Bring the veil that thou...
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...
ALSO HE SAID,.... Which seems to confirm the first sense, that what he had said before was to Ruth, beside which he also said to her what follows: BRING THE VAIL WHICH THOU HAST UPON THEE, AND HOLD I...
Also he said, Bring the vail that [thou hast] upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six [measures] of barley, and laid [it] on her: and she went into the city. Ver. 15. _Also he s...
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...
Also he said, Bring the veil, the cloak or shawl which she had about her, THAT THOU HAST UPON THEE, AND HOLD IT. AND WHEN SHE HELD IT, HE MEASURED SIX MEASURES OF BARLEY, a large quantity, AND LAID IT...
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...
VAIL: Or, sheet, or, apron...
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...
THE VEIL, or, _the apron_, such as women ordinarily wear. SIX MEASURES; known and usual measure: it is not determined how large those measures were, but this the nature of the thing shows, that they w...
Ruth 3:15 said H559 (H8799) Bring H3051 (H8798) shawl H4304 hold H270 (H8798) held H270 ...
‘ And he said, “Bring the mantle that is on you, and hold it.” And she held it. And he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her. And he went into the city.' But before she went he told her...
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. ⇐...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 3:15 SIX MEASURES OF BARLEY. Boaz’s ample supply would also confirm his intentions to Naomi (v. Ruth 3:17)....
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...
Galatians 6:10; Isaiah 32:8...
Veil — Or, the apron....