Cross Reference RUTH 3:9 AND HE SAID WHO ART THOU AND SHE ANSWERED I AM RUTH THINE HANDMAID SPREAD THEREFORE THY SKIRT OVER THINE HANDMAID FOR THOU ART A NEAR KINSMAN

{Ruth 3:9} And he said, 559 z8799 Who x4310 [art] thou? x859 And she answered, 559 z8799 I x595 [am] Ruth 7327 thine handmaid: 519 spread 6566 z8804 therefore thy skirt 3671 over x5921 thine handmaid; 519 for x3588 thou x859 [art] a near kinsman. 1350 z8802

Ruth:
"Then she fellª ° on¹ her face,ª and bowed² ° herself¹ to the ground,ª and saidª ° unto¹ him, Why¹ have I foundª ° graceª in thine eyes,ª that thou shouldest take knowledgeª ° of me, seeing I¹ [am] a stranger?ª ... Then she said,ª ° Let me findª ° favourª in thy sight,ª my lord;ª for¹ that thou hast comfortedª ° me, and for that¹ thou hast spokenª ° friendlyª ¹ unto thine handmaid,ª though I¹ be¹ not¹ like unto oneª of thine handmaidens.ª" {Rth 2:10-13} + "And she arose,ª ° and bowed² ° herself¹ on [her] faceª to the earth,ª and said,ª ° Behold,¹ [let] thine handmaidª [be] a servantª to washª ° the feetª of the servantsª of my lord.ª" {1Sm 25:41} + "Forª whosoeverª exaltethª ° himselfª shall be abased;ª ° andª he that humblethª ° himselfª shall be exalted.ª °" {Lke 14:11}

spread therefore:
Hebrew "spread thy wing;" the emblem of protection; and a metaphor taken from the young of fowls, which run under the wings of their mother from birds of prey. Even to the present day, when a Jew marries a woman, he throws the skirts of his talith over her, to signify that he has taken her under his protection. "Now when I passedª ° by¹ thee, and looked² ° upon¹ thee, behold,¹ thy timeª [was] the timeª of love;ª and I spreadª ° my skirtª over¹ thee, and coveredª ° thy nakedness:ª yea, I swareª ° unto thee, and enteredª ° into a covenantª with¹ thee, saithª ° the Lordª GOD,ª and thou becamest¹ mine." {Ezk 16:8}

a near kinsman:
or, one that has right to redeem, "And now¹ ¹ it is trueª that¹ ¹ I¹ [am thy] near kinsman:ª ° howbeit¹ there isª a kinsmanª ° nearerª than¹ I." {Rth 3:12} + "And Naomiª saidª ° unto her daughter in law,ª Blessedª ° [be] he¹ of the LORD,ª who¹ hath not¹ left offª ° his kindnessª to¹ the livingª and to¹ the dead.ª ° And Naomiª saidª ° unto her, The manª [is] near of kinª unto us, one¹ of our next kinsmen.ª °¹" {Rth 2:20}

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