3:1 By Naomi's instruction;
3:5 Ruth lies at Boaz's feet;
3:8 Boaz acknowledges the right of a kinsman;
3:14 He sends her away with six measures of barley. Verse 1shall I notRuth 1:9; 1 Corinthians 7:36; 1 Timothy 5:8, 5:14 may beGenesis 40:14; Deuteronomy 4:40; Psalm 128:2; Jeremiah 22:15, 22:16ReciprocalGenesis 2:18 - good; Deuteronomy 5:29 - that it might; Ephesians 6:3 - General Verse 2is not BoazRuth 2:20-23; Deuteronomy 25:5, 25:6; Habakkuk 2:11-14 with whoseRuth 2:8, 2:23 he winnowethIt is probable that the winnowing of grain was effected by taking up a portion of the corn in a sieve, and letting it down slowly in the wind; thus the grain would, by its own weight, fall in one place, while the chaff, etc., would be carried a distance by the wind. It is said here that this was done at night; probably what was threshed out in the day was winnowed in the evening, when the sea breeze set in, which was common in Palestine.ReciprocalLeviticus 25:25 - General; Ruth 2:1 - kinsman Verse 3anoint thee2 Samuel 14:2; Psalm 104:15; Ecclesiastes 9:8; Matthew 6:17 put thyEsther 5:1; 1 Timothy 2:9, 2:10Reciprocal2 Samuel 12:20 - anointed; Ezekiel 23:40 - thou didst; Luke 7:46 - General Verse 4uncover his feetor, lift up the clothes that are on his feet, 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Verse 6and didExodus 20:12; Proverbs 1:8; John 2:5, 15:14

Verse 7his heartGenesis 43:34; Judges 16:25, 19:6, 19:9, 19:22; 2 Samuel 13:28; Esther 1:10; Psalm 104:15; Ecclesiastes 2:24, 3:12, 3:13, 8:15, 9:7, 10:19; 1 Corinthians 10:31; Ephesians 5:18 went to lieSuch was the simplicity of those early times, that the most wealthy persons looked after their own affairs, both at home and in the field. These threshing-floors were covered at top to keep off the rain, but lay open on all sides, that the wind might come in freely, for winnowing the corn; which being done, it is probable they were shut up at night, with doors fitted to them, that if any one lay there he might be kept warm, and the corn be secured from robbers.

Verse 9RuthRuth 2:10-13; 1 Samuel 25:41; Luke 14:11 spread thereforeHebrew "spread thy wing;" the emblem of protection; and a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their mother from birds of prey. Even to the present day, when a Jew marries a woman, he throws the skirts of his talith over her, to signify that he has taken her under his protection. Ezekiel 16:8 a near kinsmanor, one that has right to redeem, Ruth 3:12, 2:20ReciprocalLeviticus 25:25 - General; Deuteronomy 22:30 - discover; 25:5 - husband's brother Verse 10BlessedRuth 2:4, 2:20; 1 Corinthians 13:4, 13:5 at the beginningRuth 1:8ReciprocalGenesis 14:18 - the most; 14:19 - Blessed be; 24:31 - thou; Judges 17:2 - Blessed; 1 Samuel 15:13 - Blessed; 2 Samuel 2:5 - Blessed Verse 11cityHeb. gate, Proverbs 12:4, 31:10, 31:29-31ReciprocalRuth 4:13 - Boaz; Philippians 4:8 - virtue; 2 Peter 1:3 - virtue Verse 12there isRuth 4:1; Matthew 7:12; 1 Thessalonians 4:6ReciprocalLeviticus 25:25 - General; Ruth 2:1 - kinsman; 3:9 - a near kinsman; 4:5 - to raise up Verse 13if he willRuth 2:20, 4:5; Deuteronomy 25:5-9; Matthew 22:24-27 the Lord livethJudges 8:19; Jeremiah 4:2; 2 Corinthians 1:23; Habakkuk 3:1ReciprocalJob 27:2 - God liveth Verse 14Let it notEcclesiastes 7:1; Romans 12:17, 14:16; 1 Corinthians 10:32; 2 Corinthians 8:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:22; 1 Peter 2:12

Verse 15veilor sheet, or apron, The word mitpachath has been variously rendered. The LXX translate it περιζωμα, an apron, and Vulgate, pallium, a cloak. By the circumstances of the story, it must have been of a considerable size; and accordingly Dr. Shaw thinks it was no other than the hyke, the finer sort of which, such as are still worn by ladies and persons of distinction among the Arabs, he takes to answer to the πεπλος, or robe, of the ancient Greeks.he measuredIsaiah 32:8; Galatians 6:10 six measuresThe quantity of this barley is uncertain. The Targum renders it, shith sein, "six seahs." A seah contained about two gallons and a half, six of which must have been a very heavy load for a woman, and so the Targumist thought, for he adds, "And she received strength from the Lord to carry it.ReciprocalIsaiah 3:23 - veils Verse 16Who art thouOr, as the Vulgate renders, Quid egisti filia "What hast thou done, my daughter?" Ruth 3:16

Verse 18Sit stillPsalm 37:3-5; Isaiah 28:16, 30:7ReciprocalPsalm 132:4 - give sleep