And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor.
What does Ruth 3:2 mean?
The married state should be a rest, as much as any thing upon earth can be so, as it ought to fix the affections and form a connexion for life.
Key themes
HopePeaceHesedProvidence
Read with
Keep this verse inside Ruth 3:1-5 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Boaz Person
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Alacrity. (1. ) The husband of Ruth, a wealthy Bethlehemite. By the “levirate law” the duty devolved on him of marrying Ruth the Moabitess ( Ruth 4:1-13 ). He was a kinsman of Mahlon, her first husband.