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Ruth 2:5

Ruth 2:5
Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers,.... To direct them their work, what part each was to do, and to see that they did it well; to take care for provisions for them, and to…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

His servant that was set over the reapers - This was a kind of steward or hind who had the under management of the estate. Some think that an officer of this kind is intended in the description given…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ruth 2:4-16

Now Boaz himself appears, and a great deal of decency there appears in his carriage both towards his own servants and towards this poor stranger.

I. Towards his own servants, and those that were…

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