Commentaries
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Without a kinsman - i.e., Boaz, not the infant Obed.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
Left you without. —Literally, not allowed to cease for you.
A kinsman. —That is, the child
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And the women said to Naomi
The inhabitants of Bethlehem, as they fell into her company; or perhaps these were the w…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
Ruth bore a son, through whom thousands and myriads were born to God. In being the lineal ancestor of Christ, she was instrumental in the happine o…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes