Ruth 2:10
“Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,.... In great humility, and under a deep sense of the favour…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
She fell on her face - With Oriental reverence (compare Gen 33:3, and the marginal reference).
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Then she fell on her face - Prostrated herself, as was the custom in the East when inferiors approached those of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ruth 2:4-16
Now Boaz himself appears, and a great deal of decency there appears in his carriage both towards his own servants and…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
take knowledge of me with kindly purpose, Rth 2:2; Psa 142:4. A stranger had no right or claims on protection in a…
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