Ruth 2:20
rewarded <01288> [Blessed.]
because .... shown <05800> [hath not.]
guardian <01350> [one of our. or, one that hath right to redeem.]
Ruth 3:2
Boaz <01162> [is not Boaz.]
female servants <05291> [with whose.]
winnowing <02219> [he winnoweth.]
It is probable that the winnowing of grain was effected by taking up a portion of the corn in a sieve, and letting it down slowly in the wind; thus the grain would, by its own weight, fall in one place, while the chaff, etc., would be carried a distance by the wind. It is said here that this was done at night; probably what was threshed out in the day was winnowed in the evening, when the sea breeze set in, which was common in Palestine.
Ruth 4:17
neighbor <07934> [the women.]
Obed <05744> [Obed.]
That is, [douleuon,] serving, or a servant, as Josephus interprets it.
Ruth 1:1
judges <08199> [the judges.]
judges <08199> [ruled. Heb. judged. a famine.]
Bethlehem <01035> [Beth-lehem-judah.]
