Bible Commentary

And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house. 7. save that she tarried a little in the house ] lit. ‘her dwelling in the house is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 2:7”

And the servant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It [is] the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab: i.e. That came with Naomi when she came back; for otherwise, as Ruth did not go from thence, so she could not properly be said to come … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 2:6”

Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel [is] this? Rth 2:5-7 Then said Boaz unto his servant, . . . Whose damsel is this? And the servant . . . said, It is the Moabitish damsel. The welcome reception We can imagine many ways in which Boaz and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 2:5”

And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD [be] with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee. 4. The Lord be with you ] Cf. Jdg 6:12, Psa 129:8. A religious spirit governs the relations between employer and employed on this estate. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 2:4”

And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field [belonging] unto Boaz, who [was] of the kindred of Elimelech. 3. her hap Boaz ] The word for hap occurs in 1Sa 6:9 (‘a chance’), 1Sa 20:26. Throughout the story … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 2:3”

And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. 2. Permission to glean in the harvest field was allowed to the poor, the stranger, the fatherless, and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 2:2”

And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband’s, a mighty man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name [was] Boaz. Ch. 2. The generosity of Boaz: his first meeting with Ruth 1 . a kinsman ] Strictly the word does not mean more than familiar friend 2Ki 10:11, Pro 7:4. a mighty … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 2:1”

So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest. 22. which returned out of the country of Moab ] A superfluous expression after Naomi returned, and possibly an insertion from Rth 2:6, unless we … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 1:22”

I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why [then] call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me? 21. hath testified against me ] i. e. hath marked His displeasure by the misfortunes which have overtaken me; for the idiom cf. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 1:21”

And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 20. Mara ] The word has the Aramaic, not the Hebr. fem. ending. the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me ] Almost the same words as in Job 27:2. For Almighty the Heb. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ruth 1:20”