Was afraid. — Was startled. See the use of the word in Genesis 27:33.
Turned. — Literally, bent himself. (Comp. Judges 16:29.) He wakes with a start, and in turning sees a woman at his feet.
Related Commentaries of Ruth 3:8
Ruth 3:8
8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turnedb himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.