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Boaz's Generous Gift
Commentators note that Boaz did not send Ruth away empty. He gave her a large gift of barley, which scholars suggest was a heavy load. This generous act was a tangible sign of his favor, a provision for her and Naomi, and an assurance that he would follow through on his commitment to redeem her.
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Ruth
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Albert Barnes
On Ruth 3:15
18th Century
Theologian
The vail - Quite a different word from that rendered “vail,” in (Genesis 38:14). It seems rather to mean a kind of loose cloak…
Charles Ellicott
On Ruth 3:15
19th Century
Bishop
Vail —Rather a mantle, so in Isaiah 3:22.
She went. —This should be, if we follow the current Heb…
John Gill
On Ruth 3:15
17th Century
Pastor
Also he said
Which seems to confirm the first sense, that what he had said before was to Ruth, beside which he also …
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Matthew Henry
On Ruth 3:14–18
17th Century
Minister
Ruth had done all that was appropriate for her to do. She must patiently await the outcome. Boaz, having taken on this matter, would be sure to man…