1.
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Rest for thee. Explained by
1:9.
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4.
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When he lieth down. There is no other sign
in Scripture of this custom of guarding the winnowed grain.
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8.
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Afraid — of what? The Hebrew word
means this.
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Turned himself. Better: he reached
out.
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12.
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There is. Fairly emphatic. It means that
Boaz quite definitely knew.
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13.
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Lie down. Ruth was about to go away. But
Boaz knew it would be safer to stay till first dawn.
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15.
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She went should read: he went. Here is
resolution. He meant to lose no time.
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16.
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Who art thou? There is a problem here. Was
the light so dim that Ruth could not be recognized? But surely Naomi was
expecting her.
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