Ruth 1:13
“Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Would you tarry for them till they were grown?.... It is not to be thought that they would tarry till she was married…
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
would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? The narrative in Genesis 38. shews that the custom of levirate marriage…
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