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Then said Boaz to Ruth, Don`t you hear, my daughter? Don`t go to glean in another field, neither pass from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens.
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Boaz's Protective Kindness
Commentators emphasize that Boaz's address to Ruth as "my daughter" indicates his kindness and likely his older age. His specific instruction for her to stay "fast by my maidens" was a deliberate act of courtesy and protection, ensuring the foreign woman's safety and comfort by keeping her in the company of other women.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The grammatical forms of the verbs “go hence” and “abide” are unique and Chaldaic. They are supposed to indicate the dialect used at Bethlehem in t…
19th Century
Anglican
My daughter. —This address suggests that Boaz was no longer a young man; clearly the account he had heard of Ruth, both from his servant a…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then said Boaz unto Ruth Having heard what the servant said concerning her, he turned himself to her, and addressed …
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