Ruth 3:9

And he said, who art thou?.... He spoke quick and short, as one displeased, or however surprised and frightened, just coming out of sleep, and in the night:

and she answered, I am Ruth thine…

Spread thy skirt ... - The phrase indicates receiving and acknowledging her as a wife.

Spread therefore thy skirt over thine hand maid - Hebrew, Spread thy wing. The wing is the emblem of protection, and is a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their…

Here is, I. Boaz's good management of his common affairs. It is probable, according to the common usage, 1. When his servants winnowed, he was with them, and had his eye upon them, to prevent, not…

spread therefore thy skirt over thy handmaid This symbolic act denoted that the kinsman claimed the widow as his wife. Cf. Eze 16:8. The custom prevailed among the early Arabs; a good illustration is…