Ruth 1:12
“Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Turn again, my daughters, go your way,.... This she repeated still to try their affections to her, and especially…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ruth 1:11-13
See marginal references and notes. The Levirate law probably existed among the Moabites, and in Israel extended beyond…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ruth 1:6-18
See here, I. The good affection Naomi bore to the land of Israel, Rut 1:6. Though she could not stay in it while the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
I am too old to have an husband Naomi does not seriously contemplate any application of the custom alluded to: not only…