Charles Ellicott Commentary Ruth 2:13

"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." — Ruth 2:13 (ASV)

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