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Ruth 3:2 open_in_new
he winnoweth. This was, and is to-day, the master's work. His servants plowed, sowed, and reaped.
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Ruth 3:5 open_in_new
unto me. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulgate, omit these words.
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Ruth 3:9 open_in_new
thy skirt. wing (with Septuagint and Vulgate) Other codices, with two early printed editions, read "wings". "Wing" put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause) for protective care. App-6.
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Ruth 3:11 open_in_new
thou requirest. thou shalt say. Some codices, with Aramaean, Syriac, and Vulgate, add "unto me".
city. Hebrew gate, put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part) for the people assembling there.
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Ruth 3:14 open_in_new
one. a man. Hebrew. i. h. App-14.
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Ruth 3:15 open_in_new
vail. mantle or cloak, worn by all peasants; only the town-women veiling the face. Compare Isaiah 3:23.
she went -he went. The verb is masculine. Some codices, with Syriac and Vulgate, read "she".