And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been shewed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Previously. —The curious Hebrew phrase rendered this way is literally, yesterday and the day before.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Boaz answered and said unto her
Alshech thinks, that he lift up his voice that all that stood by might hear:

Matthew Henry

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…

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