Ruth 2:13
“Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then she said, let me find favour in thy sight, my lord,.... Or rather, since she had found favour in his sight already:…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Not like unto one of thine hand-maidens - I am as unworthy of thy regards as any of thine own maidservants, and yet thou…
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
comforted … spoken kindly unto The same words in Isa 40:1-2. See on Jdg 19:3.
though I be not As a stranger Ruth is not…
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