Ruth 3:16
And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had done to her.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And when she came to her mother in law,.... To Naomi, in Bethlehem:
she said, who art thou, my daughter? it being near dusk, she could not discern her, or perhaps she put the question before she…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
Who art thou, my daughter? - In the dim twilight Rth 3:14 her mother was not sure at first who the young woman was, who sought admittance into the house.
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Who art thou i.e. how art thou? how hast thou fared? Cf. Gen 27:18.