Also he said, Bring the vail that thou hast upon thee, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her: and she went into the city.
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Gill's Exposition
Also he said,.... Which seems to confirm the first sense, that what he had said before was to Ruth, beside which he also said to her what follows:
bring the vail which thou hast upon thee, and hold…
Barnes' Notes
The vail - Quite a different word from that rendered “vail,” in Gen 38:14. It seems rather to mean a kind of loose cloak, worn over the ordinary dress (see the margin). Six measures - i. e. six seahs,…
Adam Clarke
Bring the veil - המט פחת hammit pachath; this seems to have been a cloak, plaid, or what the Arabs call hayk, which has been largely explained elsewhere. See Jdg 14:12.
Six measures of barley - We…
We are here told, I. How Ruth was dismissed by Boaz. It would not have been safe for her to go home in the dead of the night; therefore she lay at his feet (not by his side) until morning. But as soon…
Cambridge Bible
the mantle Only again in Isa 3:22; apparently a large wrap worn over the ordinary clothes.
sixmeasures of barley The measure to be supplied is uncertain: six seahs=two ephahs (i.e. bushels), which the…