Ruth 2:13 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

Then she said, Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken kindly unto thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Friendly. —Literally, to the heart. The same phrase is rendered comfortably (Isaiah 40:2).

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Then she said, let me find favour in your sight, my lord
Or rather, since she had found favour in his sight already:…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The devout and kind language between Boaz and his reapers shows that there were godly people in Israel. Such language as this is rarely heard in ou…