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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ruth 3:4

Uncover his feet. — More literally, as the margin, lift up the clothes that are on his feet; so LXX. and the Vulgate. We are told that the custom still prevails in Palestine of owners of crops sleeping on their threshing-floors, lying with their clothes on, but with their feet covered with a mantle.

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See also Ruth 3:4 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ruth 3:4. _UNCOVER HIS FEET, AND LAY THEE DOWN_] It is said that women in the East, when going to the bed of their lawful husbands, through modesty, and in token of _subjection_, go to the bed's...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    UNCOVER HIS FEET - Rather, “the place of his feet;” the foot of his bed, as we should say. So also Ruth 3:7....

  • 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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _And it shall be_ More accurately, _and let it be … that thou mark_; cf. 1 Samuel 10:5; 2 Samuel 5:24 in Hebr. _his feet_ lit. _the place of his feet_, where they were covered against the cold of nigh...

  • 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 IT SHALL BE, WHEN HE LIETH DOWN, THAT THOU SHALT MARK THE PLACE WHERE HE SHALL LIE, AND THOU SHALT GO IN, AND UNCOVER HIS FEET, AND LAY THEE DOWN; AND HE WILL TELL THEE WHAT THOU SHALT DO._ Go i...

  • 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

    וִ יהִ֣י בְ שָׁכְבֹ֗ו וְ יָדַ֨עַתְּ֙ אֶת

  • 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

    _Sleepeth. People of fortune did not disdain to sleep among the corn. Non pudor in stipula placidam cepisse quietem,_ Nec f\'9cnum capiti supposuisse suo.----- Ovid, Fast. i. (Menochius) --- Feet. It...

  • 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 IT SHALL BE, WHEN HE LIETH DOWN,.... On the threshingfloor, under the open air, in order to sleep, and take rest: THAT THOU SHALL MARK THE PLACE WHERE HE SHALL LIE; the spot he shall lie on, and...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do._ Ver....

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

    _Uncover his feet_ Remove the clothes which are upon his feet; thereby to awake him; _and lay thee down_ She was not to lie down by his side, for that would have been immodest, but at his feet, in the...

  • 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 it shall be when he lieth down, for it was the custom for the master to remain on the threshing-floor all night, THAT THOU SHALL MARK THE PLACE WHERE HE SHALL LIE, AND THOU SHALL GO IN, AND UNCOVE...

  • 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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    UNCOVER HIS FEET: Or, lift up the clothes that are on his feet...

  • 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

    WHEN HE LIETH DOWN, to rest or sleep, as upon such occasions they used to do in those hot countries. THOU SHALT GO IN: though Naomi and Ruth seem to be virtuous and modest women, and their intent was...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ruth 3:4 down H7901 (H8800) notice H3045 (H8804) place H4725 lies H7901 (H8799) in H935 (H8804

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “ And it shall be, when he lies down, that you shall mark the place where he shall lie, and you will go in, and uncover his feet, and lay yourself down, and he will tell you what you shall do.” But on...

  • 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 Biblical Illustrator

    _Uncover his feet, and lay thee down._ DOUBTFUL EXPEDIENTS I. we begin with some explanatory observations, for the purpose of vindicating the narrative from misapprehension and abuse. 1. We must not...

  • 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 3:4 To UNCOVER HIS FEET AND LIE DOWN there (vv. Ruth 3:8, Ruth 3:14) will demonstrate Ruth’s depen

  • 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

    1 Thessalonians 5:22...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Uncover his feet — Remove the clothes that were upon his feet; thereby to awaken him. Will tell thee — What course thou shalt take to obtain that marriage which belongs unto thee....

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